entrenched
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Over the long term, this can mean a changed society as more conformist and compliant speech and culture become more widely accepted and entrenched.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
It is the sovereign people alone who can craft entrenched rules.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
“When the war started, bears warned that it would lead to higher inflation that could become entrenched in the economy, so longer-term bond yields had started moving up back then,” she added.
From Barron's • May 14, 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
And the stalemate on the Western Front, with entrenched armies dug in and facing each other across no man’s land, made the cavalry almost useless.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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