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[en-trench] / ɛnˈtrɛntʃ /




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Sunstone Metals’s double dose of good news helps to entrench Shaw & Partners’s bullish view of its stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

"Denying American startups access to models available abroad would stifle competition, entrench incumbents, and function as a tax on intelligence," the letter from the Little Tech Association said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

In Tehran, some ordinary Iranians feared a deal with the United States would entrench the authorities' rule.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

“If people see it as part of a broader pattern it is likely that inflation expectations will rise and that could entrench high inflation in the economy,” he warned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

Grant had been criticized for not entrenching at Pittsburg Landing; Halleck, it seemed, was determined to entrench himself all the way from Pittsburg Landing to Corinth.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

Still, budget watchdogs argue that subsidies are too generous and the system disproportionately benefits large farms, which entrenches consolidation in agriculture.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

The risk is a settlement that entrenches Iranian influence over Persian Gulf energy exports for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Newcastle would prefer the riches of the Champions League, though even that competition further entrenches the position of the biggest clubs.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

It entrenches the idea of moviegoing as an exception, a rarity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

He is, moreover, safely unmarried, but even he entrenches himself behind one of the characters in his novel, and who am I that a greater courage should be expected of me?

From Modern marriage and how to bear it by Maud Churton Braby

But given how deeply entrenched Chinese imports have become to India's industrial economy, this will be a formidable task for Delhi, experts told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

As Californians prepare to elect a new governor in November, the top concern they want the new leader to prioritize is reducing the state’s entrenched high cost of living, according to a new poll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Tuesday’s mixed data, combined with inflation and trade figures released earlier this month, suggest that a K-shaped growth path is becoming further entrenched in the world’s second-largest economy, with external demand significantly eclipsing domestic demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Instead it rapidly became an entrenched fact on the ground, as well as a vivid example of the law of unintended consequences.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Their entrenched inwardness, a profoundly interior consciousness, seemed at times woven into their personalities.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

As everyone waits to see how the bill fares in the Senate, below is a rundown of how a range of industries view proposals to “lock the clock” and “ditch the switch” by entrenching DST.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

In Mr. Persico’s account, the Protestant Reformation completed the project that Genesis began, entrenching individual autonomy and selfhood in Western culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Britain’s economy expanded only slightly in August, entrenching a period of slow growth after the fast clip at the start of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

It also risks further entrenching big pharma, which can afford to move its manufacturing and shift supply chains on whim.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025

With his entrenching tool, which weighed 5 pounds, he began digging a hole in the earth.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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