entrenchment
Americannoun
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the act of entrenching.
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an entrenched position.
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Usually entrenchments. an earth breastwork or ditch for protection against enemy fire.
noun
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the act of entrenching or state of being entrenched
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a position protected by trenches
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one of a series of deep trenches constructed as a shelter from gunfire
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“Preventing this entrenchment is where monetary policy has a primary role to play—through its influence on inflation expectations rather than through blunt demand compression.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
In our view, Oracle’s business should be more resilient than other software names facing artificial-intelligence disintermediation from vertically integrated customer entrenchment, and providing the compute for AI.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
"We have been unable to establish confidence in the management or governance of Seven & i," ValueAct wrote in a letter to the company's board dated April 2, adding recent communication heightened concern about "entrenchment."
From Reuters • Apr. 2, 2023
The success of the rice promotion strategy resulted in the entrenchment of an economy that became increasingly dependent on crops preferred by the colonizers.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023
Many old walls and dykes may be traced, while a large entrenchment to the south is known as "Soldiers' Hill."
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
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