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Reformers such as Zhu, however, hoped the agreement would entrench their program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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

Those so-called second-round effects can entrench inflation and require stiffer rate increases to reduce inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

"We didn't let the enemy entrench in the grey zone and we stopped their storm groups," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

Southwest as yet another heat dome entrenches itself over the southern tier of the country and Mexico.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2023

The weaker side, it is said, entrenches itself; the other bombards and attacks.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

As with all things Harry and Meghan, how the public view this will depend on the often entrenched views people have of the Sussexes.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Supporters see a decisive leader prepared to confront Colombia's entrenched violence.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The Brown decision was “a historic step forward” but it “just a beginning” in the fight against entrenched racial injustice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

For KB Financial Group’s Peter S. Kim, regulatory moves are unlikely to do much to dislodge Korea’s entrenched culture of fast-money investing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The value of high school English was not entrenched.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Neptun Deep is set to become the largest gas producer in Romania, entrenching the country’s place as the European Union’s leading producer of the fuel and crucial to the continent’s energy security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Advanced Micro Devices is further entrenching itself with Big Tech customers — and investors are cheering even without knowing the financial details of the company’s latest deal extension.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

They’re further entrenching themselves with their AI cloud customers, and growing their ad businesses, while Amazon also continues to see more mild growth of e-commerce sales.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

But many observers believe there is a danger that Sudan will drift into de-facto partition, with the two warring parties and their backers entrenching themselves in their zones of influence.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025

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