entrenched
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After defying tremendous odds to get the U.S. into the World Cup 36 years ago, he’s now battling an entrenched bureaucracy in an effort to build the support system the sport needs to thrive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
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
They were, as is known to us, stopped in their progress at Great-Bridge, and here they now rest, entrenched, frowning at our stockade across a great marsh.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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