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entrenched

[en-trencht] / ɛnˈtrɛntʃt /
ADJECTIVE
established
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Underscoring the country’s new psyche, school choice is now deeply entrenched in Sweden, with broad backing among parents and within both the current center-right government and center-left opposition Social Democratic Party.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

With his ambitions for TV limited by entrenched local network affiliates, Turner expanded his independent station’s reach across the South and then the U.S. by embracing the new technologies of cable and satellite broadcasting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

These were no longer temporary formations but had become entrenched institutions within their communities, the report said.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Services firms with a focus on proprietary data and regulatory compliance that are entrenched in their customers’ workflows “remain difficult to replace,” according to the Goldman analysts.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Their entrenched inwardness, a profoundly interior consciousness, seemed at times woven into their personalities.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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