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entrenchment

[en-trench-muhnt] / ɛnˈtrɛntʃ mənt /








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Economics at Fitch Ratings, called the new tariffs more entrenchment than escalation.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“Preventing this entrenchment is where monetary policy has a primary role to play—through its influence on inflation expectations rather than through blunt demand compression.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The strikes are part of an escalation of what has been a low-intensity conflict whose goal is to slow down Iran's growing entrenchment in Syria, Israeli and regional military experts say.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2023

The success of the rice promotion strategy resulted in the entrenchment of an economy that became increasingly dependent on crops preferred by the colonizers.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

Who could save an army from rout if attacked in rear, or judiciously decide upon a line of entrenchment?

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis




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