entrenchment
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Economics at Fitch Ratings, called the new tariffs more entrenchment than escalation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Preventing this entrenchment is where monetary policy has a primary role to play—through its influence on inflation expectations rather than through blunt demand compression.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
The strikes are part of an escalation of what has been a low-intensity conflict whose goal is to slow down Iran's growing entrenchment in Syria, Israeli and regional military experts say.
From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2023
More broadly, we found that the origin of the dish is linked to a particular period in history — the entrenchment of colonial rule in West Africa.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2023
On Castle-hill is an entrenchment, in area two acres, with some foundations, supposed to be those of a castle, founded by the Saxons.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale
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