entrenched
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PIK loans have become entrenched in direct lending.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Even Microsoft, with its large and entrenched user base, hasn’t been immune from the gloomy sentiment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
He added officials do have a delicate balancing act, to refrain from raising rates prematurely and further slow down a struggling economy, while avoiding waiting too long to act before higher inflation becomes entrenched.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
It said these "combined challenges make clear that longer-term, system-wide change is essential" to prevent long treatment waits from becoming "entrenched".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The value of high school football was deeply entrenched.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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