entrench
Example Sentences
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Zhang had been in a position to influence major decisions and personnel appointments, through which he could entrench his own networks, said Guoguang Wu, a senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Without human capability, industrial capabilities, and credible institutions, mineral wealth can entrench dependency rather than reduce it.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
"We didn't let the enemy entrench in the grey zone and we stopped their storm groups," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
In a January essay, he detailed concerns that bad actors could use AI to mount devastating biological attacks, and that authoritarian regimes could use it to entrench their power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Grant had been criticized for not entrenching at Pittsburg Landing; Halleck, it seemed, was determined to entrench himself all the way from Pittsburg Landing to Corinth.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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