deep-rooted

Example Sentences

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But baseball has always been different, fostering a deep-rooted culture in MLB that doesn’t take kindly to outsiders.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new SNP leader will have to tackle deep-rooted problems in Scotland's public services which are costing and blighting lives.

From BBC

Nigeria is struggling with Islamist insurgencies in the northeast, an epidemic of kidnappings for ransom, conflict between herders and farmers, shortages of cash, fuel and power, as well as deep-rooted corruption and poverty.

From Reuters

Political office has traditionally been the main route for personal advancement in Haiti, which has a small and weak economy and deep-rooted corruption, and receives large amounts of international aid.

From New York Times

It was an ask that Biden heeded, despite more than a decade of deep-rooted skepticism of the competence of the Afghan government and military, marred by widespread corruption and mismanagement.

From Seattle Times