entrenchment
Example Sentences
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Israel, alarmed by Iran's growing regional influence and military presence in Syria, says it has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria to slow down Iranian entrenchment.
From Reuters
In “Humane,” the figure who exemplifies this entrenchment is Barack Obama, who campaigned in 2008 as a critic of the forever wars and then proceeded to rely on drone strikes with startling regularity.
From New York Times
Israel views Iranian entrenchment on its northern frontier as a red line, and it has repeatedly struck what it says are Iran-linked facilities and weapons convoys destined for Lebanese Hezbollah.
From Seattle Times
Badgering them with more and more facts will only cause entrenchment, more elaborate magic.
From Salon
Yet aptitude tests for college admissions were adopted so that objective measures of merit could weaken the entrenchment of stale elites.
From Washington Post
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