deep-seated

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The design and business models of such gaming machines are "extremely diverse", officials said, adding that they were committed to tackle the "deep-seated issues".

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

The skepticism I encountered about El-Sayed at the convention was real, and often felt deep-seated.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

The rear cabin matches the front in molded-leather magnificence, with two deep-seated, high-bolstered rear chairs cozied up between the wheel wells, sharing an armrest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The movement's roots - in South America, and later in Croatia and Italy during the 1960s - include a deep-seated hostility towards authority, policing, and the media.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Besides all this, Charley is a coward, so deep-seated a coward that he has developed a technique for concealing it.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck