entrenchment
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“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 technology’s monetization potential is “becoming more tangible,” and IBM’s existing pedigree and entrenchment within the public sector serve as a launchpad for growth.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The constitutional entrenchment of slavery also allowed Marshall to buy and sell slaves.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023
"We have been unable to establish confidence in the management or governance of Seven & i," ValueAct wrote in a letter to the company's board dated April 2, adding recent communication heightened concern about "entrenchment."
From Reuters • Apr. 2, 2023
Two cows were toiling peacefully up and down an entrenchment, drawing water in skins over a rough windlass; the skins emptied themselves into a channel, and the water wandered about in vaguely directed irrigation.
From By Desert Ways to Baghdad by Jebb, Louisa