entrenched

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On Tuesday, the eSafety commissioner said the reform was "unwinding 20 years of entrenched social media practices".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“I was so entrenched in why women commit acts of crime,” Alloway said, adding that she was disappointed to find that revenge films on the subject still often revolved around men.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

China isn’t directly challenging oil pricing, in which the dollar remains deeply entrenched.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

“It also ignores the resilience of entrenched authoritarian systems like the Islamic Republic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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