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entrenched

[en-trencht] / ɛnˈtrɛntʃt /
ADJECTIVE
established
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Despite a striking boom in exports and AI tech, sluggish household consumption and an entrenched property sector debt crisis have weighed on growth since the pandemic.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

The central bank would ultimately need to act later in the year to prevent higher inflation expectations from becoming entrenched, ANZ said, despite growth momentum staying weak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

In Nottingham, there was an entrenched culture where perhaps a small number of relatively of senior people were feared by others.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

While annual deficits are narrower than 15 years ago, they are more persistent and more entrenched in national behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

That night Finny began to talk abstractedly about it, as though it were a venerable, entrenched institution of the Devon School.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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