entrenchment

Example Sentences

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Israel, concerned by what it calls Iran's "military entrenchment" in Syria, has launched air strikes against Syria's military.

From BBC

Iran’s military presence in Syria has been a major concern for Israel, which has vowed to stop Iranian entrenchment along its northern border.

From Seattle Times

“There is plenty of middle ground. There is plenty of opportunity. What we are battling is entrenchment,” Albritton said.

From Seattle Times

The constitutional entrenchment of slavery also allowed Marshall to buy and sell slaves.

From Salon

“But vote dilution only becomes a constitutional injury when it rises to the level of effectuating that entrenchment, and there just was not evidence of that here.”

From Seattle Times