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ingrained

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


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“Beer is so deeply ingrained in our culture. We know exactly what it is. You don’t need to change a thing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

They challenge certain thought processes and approaches that have become ingrained at the Fed, including some that have led to major policy mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Japan will ease overtime regulation starting Tuesday in a move meant to help spur economic growth but criticised as a relapse into the country's ingrained workaholic culture.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

But if the ties of trade, kinship and strategic alliance are real, so is the deeply ingrained suspicion.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

What about that ingrained resentment toward yuppies, so strong he’d refused to even consider moving to some of the most interesting cities in America?

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




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