ingrained
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The facility’s extended closure was widely seen as a reflection of the authorities’ extreme aversion to risk in Kuwait, where uncertainty and instability became ingrained following the 1990 Iraqi invasion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Is that something that was just ingrained in you from a young age?
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
In April, the government shared their update of the Women's Health Strategy, when Health Secretary Wes Streeting said they wanted to "dismantle the culture and ingrained behaviours that allow medical misogyny to fester and grow".
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Ellwood's memoir, published in 1714, shows how deeply ingrained these norms were.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
For thirty years, the ANC had functioned clandestinely in South Africa; those habits and techniques were deeply ingrained.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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