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entrenched

[en-trencht] / ɛnˈtrɛntʃt /
ADJECTIVE
established
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After more than five years above target, inflation could become entrenched as businesses and households come to expect it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"Now that they are there, they're going to be entrenched," Hisham al-Omeisi, senior analyst at the Brussels-based European Institute of Peace, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Bulls and bears remain entrenched in their robo-taxi opinions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Walker and Auen understand that humanity is deeply entrenched in an empathy crisis, with every last way out being sealed off one by one.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

Many of these rules have become entrenched in a vast community of English speakers, who respect the rules without ever having to think about them.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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