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entrenched

[en-trencht] / ɛnˈtrɛntʃt /
ADJECTIVE
established
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The negotiating teams in Washington are being led by Lebanon's Simon Karam and Israel's Yechiel Leiter, both political veterans with entrenched views.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Transforming healthcare with AI is so difficult, Mr. Tyrangiel writes, because the technology must work flawlessly and you must navigate “professional cultures, government policies, entrenched stakeholders, money, rivalries, emotions” and other factors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

With his ambitions for TV limited by entrenched local network affiliates, Turner expanded his independent station’s reach across the South and then the U.S. by embracing the new technologies of cable and satellite broadcasting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

These were no longer temporary formations but had become entrenched institutions within their communities, the report said.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

“I have heard,” I said, “that there are a mere three hundred entrenched in the village.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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