entrenchment

Example Sentences

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Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr noted inflation remains near 3%, risking entrenchment, and warned against ignoring energy price shocks.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

One can see the attraction for writers: the insular setting, the acceptance of eccentricity, the entrenchment of the otherwise unemployable, and the ease by which one can lampoon social trends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The constitutional entrenchment of slavery also allowed Marshall to buy and sell slaves.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2023

"We have been unable to establish confidence in the management or governance of Seven & i," ValueAct wrote in a letter to the company's board dated April 2, adding recent communication heightened concern about "entrenchment."

From Reuters • Apr. 2, 2023

In three days there had arisen a very strong entrenchment, really something like Zbaraj, for the sides and the rear of it were defended by swampy ponds.

From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk