entrenched
Example Sentences
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Today, Los Angeles is firmly entrenched among the handful of most significant producers of new art in the world.
From Los Angeles Times
But all agree it is complex, entrenched, and still costing young lives.
From BBC
The path in the United States is even more fraught, not least because of entrenched and politically powerful interests in the health care industry.
From Salon
But by the early 20th century, beer was entrenched in the national pastime.
From Washington Post
The potency of entrenched Russian defenses coupled with “enduring Ukrainian deficiencies in training and munitions supplies probably will strain progress and exacerbate casualties during the offensive,” the document says.
From Washington Post
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