engrained
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The 44-year-old is deeply engrained in United's culture and has no doubts about the integrity of the club's efforts to be welcoming to people of all ethnicities.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Suffice it to say, some engrained consumer habits can fester for years if left unaddressed — long beyond the point that they’re serving you.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
Constitution and then engrained in the national fabric by more than two centuries of American practice.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2025
He said he believes in the community’s faith and awareness of nature, engrained since their ancestors took refuge here.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
I began to understand Lionel Trilling’s remark that culture—learned behavior patterns so deeply engrained they produce unconscious involuntary reactions—is a prison.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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