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Gulf states worry it could entrench Iran’s sway over a waterway that is crucial for their livelihoods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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

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

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

"This is an issue that further entrenches health inequalities with the most deprived children far more likely to be impacted than their richer peers," she added.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 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

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

From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2023

The square sits on top of one of the highest hills in London, and entrenches itself as a fortress against the poverty and squalor that are creeping up the hill towards it.

From Mary Gray by Katharine Tynan

Nonetheless, Pavlovic wrote, the Serbian students’ success “challenges conventional assumptions about the resources necessary to defeat an entrenched incumbent” and will become the subject of scholarly research.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Such expectations can become deeply entrenched because they make experiences feel familiar and predictable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

This one did something else, reaching extreme heights but never achieving the sustained success of more entrenched conspiracy theories.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some converts say they're ditching polish as a way of rebelling against an entrenched female beauty standard or to save time and money.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

At first, Farmer and Alex Goldfarb, each entrenched in his point of view, didn’t get along.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Upon his return, he could have gone even further by entrenching tariffs in American tax and trade policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Western and Lebanese officials have told the BBC the Israeli military is entrenching itself in the occupied areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

It may turn out to be something closer to the opposite: a case study in how regulation ends up entrenching the companies it’s meant to restrain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

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