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
In Cohen-Solal’s account, French xenophobia, primal and entrenched, was a major shaper of Picasso’s biography, and it’s her tracing of it that makes her book distinctive.
From New York Times
Given the polarising nature of the whole affair, the verdict itself is unlikely to change opposing views, which have long become entrenched.
From BBC
Experts said this term is not as entrenched in the scientific literature but is still an accurate description for a massive heat wave; some meteorologists have said it could also be considered a heat bubble.
From Los Angeles Times
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