entrenched
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Governing such a state requires balancing competing interests, navigating entrenched divisions and, yes, making decisions that will inevitably anger one side or the other.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
"They are not monsters - they are just regular people we encounter in our daily lives. Patriarchy is so deeply entrenched that most people are not even aware they are being misogynistic," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
After nearly 100 years in business, IBM’s software and hardware are entrenched “across the most critical points of the world’s largest, most complex IT infrastructures.”
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The leap was swift and steep—and grating on consumers already weary from years of entrenched inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
NOTE: You may find the terms "Western" and "Non-Western" to be too Eurocentric, but they are very well entrenched, so you'll need to know what they mean.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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