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The argument for higher rates is to avoid higher inflation becoming embedded in consumer and business expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Reviews of their use show that these systems are now embedded across most stages of the UK food system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

“Things could change quickly if Middle Eastern tensions simmer down, but the longer oil routes remain blocked, the more embedded hawkish forecasts will become,” Nathan noted.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Arrowheads and spear points were found embedded in or lying near the bones of twenty-four skeletons, 40 per cent of the find.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Friends who know what happened to Zeitoun after the storm ask why he hasn’t left, why he hasn’t gone to another city, another country—even back to Syria—anyplace removed from the memories embedded into New Orleans.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers