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Reformers such as Zhu, however, hoped the agreement would entrench their program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

"Denying American startups access to models available abroad would stifle competition, entrench incumbents, and function as a tax on intelligence," the letter from the Little Tech Association said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

In Tehran, some ordinary Iranians feared a deal with the United States would entrench the authorities' rule.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Those so-called second-round effects can entrench inflation and require stiffer rate increases to reduce inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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

Still, budget watchdogs argue that subsidies are too generous and the system disproportionately benefits large farms, which entrenches consolidation in agriculture.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

"This is an issue that further entrenches health inequalities with the most deprived children far more likely to be impacted than their richer peers," she added.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

The risk is a settlement that entrenches Iranian influence over Persian Gulf energy exports for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Southwest as yet another heat dome entrenches itself over the southern tier of the country and Mexico.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2023

It gradually gathers clearness and strength until by-and-by some thinker of exceptional power bursts the barrier and wins a wider circle, within which thought once more entrenches itself.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by John Tyndall

The council deplored the suffering of Afghans and voiced deep concern about deeply entrenched impunity in the country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

As Californians prepare to elect a new governor in November, the top concern they want the new leader to prioritize is reducing the state’s entrenched high cost of living, according to a new poll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Instead it rapidly became an entrenched fact on the ground, as well as a vivid example of the law of unintended consequences.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Will people who have entrenched views about her change their mind as a result?

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“I have heard,” I said, “that there are a mere three hundred entrenched in the village.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

We should be wary of entrenching them as de facto regulators for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

It may turn out to be something closer to the opposite: a case study in how regulation ends up entrenching the companies it’s meant to restrain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Advanced Micro Devices is further entrenching itself with Big Tech customers — and investors are cheering even without knowing the financial details of the company’s latest deal extension.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

It also risks further entrenching big pharma, which can afford to move its manufacturing and shift supply chains on whim.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025

She had nothing further to offer—an indication of a standoff moving to a new phase, into a more formal legal arena, with the sides entrenching.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel