entrenched
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“I was so entrenched in why women commit acts of crime,” Alloway said, adding that she was disappointed to find that revenge films on the subject still often revolved around men.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
And Tigers are a lot more safely entrenched in the top four because of it – four points clear of fifth.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
The FDA has long had an entrenched culture of bureaucratic control, but biotech firms say it has become worse this past year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Now, they’re entrenched as the franchise quarterbacks for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Now a quarantine barrier in Mississippi seeks to prevent the re-entrance of the screw-worm from the Southwest, where it is firmly entrenched.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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