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dug in

ADJECTIVE
entrenched
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At that meeting, she said, Mahan “really dug in on some of the core issues that I care about,” including housing, homelessness and education.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

"The municipality has for years not been doing maintenance. They said there was no money. Even the boreholes dug in 2009 were not working anymore," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

When Brennan countered that his name is public information, Noem dug in her heels.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

But it trended downward since the end of the summer, as U.S. tariffs dug in and concern grew at the slow implementation of the new fiscal stimulus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

He dug in his pack and came up with the last two batteries.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins




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