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entrenched

[en-trencht] / ɛnˈtrɛntʃt /
ADJECTIVE
established
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Even Microsoft, with its large and entrenched user base, hasn’t been immune from the gloomy sentiment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

FLA fighters said they had reached an agreement to allow Russian Afrika Korps soldiers to withdraw from a camp where they had been entrenched since Saturday.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

These surveillance tech partnerships are becoming entrenched, domestically and abroad, as advances in AI take surveillance to unprecedented levels.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Also: Discourse is gone, and people are just entrenched — they’re looking for something and not exactly finding it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

NOTE: You may find the terms "Western" and "Non-Western" to be too Eurocentric, but they are very well entrenched, so you'll need to know what they mean.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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