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ingrained

[in-greynd, in-greynd] / ɪnˈgreɪnd, ˈɪnˌgreɪnd /


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Do you have a theory for why this public passivity is so ingrained?

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Telegram nonetheless remains deeply ingrained in Russia’s online life and soldiers at the front still struggle without using the app on the front, which has posed operational dangers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The Federal Reserve views the lingering survival of the check as a matter of deeply ingrained consumer habit.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

“It’s hard because the World Cup and soccer is very ingrained culturally within Latinos and the people of Los Angeles that it feels hard to celebrate it,” said Martinez.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

When he saw the quantity of food she’d laid out for him, though, his ingrained abnegation rose to the surface.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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