deep-rooted

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She believed thinking about the language around the issue, education in schools and tackling deep-rooted societal misogyny could start to address things.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“It reflects some real, deep-rooted structural issues that have not been resolved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

What he had run up against was a deep-rooted system of patronage controlled by a single family.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

While the Eaton fire disaster was instantaneous, the loss of such a deep-rooted community in Altadena has happened much slower, over thousands of private decisions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

At his saying that, everyone around the fire broke out laughing— a sort of sardonic laughter intended to convey deep-rooted rancor and hatred.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane