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ingrained

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


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An ingrained ‘buy the dip’ reaction could turn sharply if the flood of earnings reports over the next few weeks is overshadowed by war and inflation fears.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

This is due in part to just how ingrained investors’ belief in the “TACO trade” has become, Conger said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

That creates a three-year window for prediction markets to become ingrained among young users.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Inside the ornate former presidential palace, photographs and oral testimony detail the grinding poverty and ingrained corruption of the dictatorship of Cuba's then-military strongman, Fulgencio Batista.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Unconditional refusal to Judy’s invitations was a reflex so deeply ingrained that it was hard to force myself to say yes.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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