entrenched

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There is still no trust between the two sides, with strongly entrenched positions.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"This reform is unwinding 20 years of entrenched social media practices," said Inman Grant.

From Barron's • 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

When gunpowder arrived and the emerging nation-states rendered obsolete the old art of war dominated by feudal lords entrenched in their castles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

American troops entrenched on the new line and repulsed two powerful German counterattacks.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck