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ensconced

[en-skonst] / ɛnˈskɒnst /


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The company is late to that market, where Nvidia is ensconced as a near-unassailable leader.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

The fee is so ensconced that many states have implemented a cap on it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

They could not quite make the biggest leap of all, but they were firmly ensconced in the upper echelons.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

On a recent weekday, the country’s leading legal lexicographer was ensconced among the 4,500 some-odd dictionaries that fill his Dallas home, revising the entry for the adjective “calculated” ahead of Black’s 13th Edition.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

I was ensconced in my covers and had just unwrapped the first Peanut Butter Cup I’d pilfered from the kitchen when I heard the doorbell ring.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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