adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ingrained dirt (= under the surface of something and difficult to clean off )
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We had to wash the walls to remove the ingrained dirt.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
deeply
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The continuing problems of Northern Ireland demonstrate the futility of responding to a deeply ingrained political problem with a law-and-order response.
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But historically speaking, this reverence for language is deeply ingrained and persistent.
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This deeply ingrained suspicion of central government explains the aversion of teachers to any increase of ministerial involvement in curricular matters.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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deeply ingrained religious beliefs