ingrained

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That creates a three-year window for prediction markets to become ingrained among young users.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

On the subject of the ingrained issues that still plague his home country, Iñárritu recalls that those in power were not pleased with how “Amores Perros” addressed them on screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

A vicious cycle has become ingrained - a deprived area to which poor people are sent, or find their way to through circumstance, rather than choice.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

What about that ingrained resentment toward yuppies, so strong he’d refused to even consider moving to some of the most interesting cities in America?

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Even as the behaviors were becoming ingrained, many drivers thought it was dangerous and stupid.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel