deep-seated

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The movement's roots - in South America, and later in Croatia and Italy during the 1960s - include a deep-seated hostility towards authority, policing, and the media.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

"This research helps us understand what happens when sea levels change and how deep-seated Earth movements influence the evolution of landscapes."

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Indeed, it seems we are wired to perform a kind of deep-seated method acting in social situations, “using information that doesn’t need to be taken into consciousness, thought about, or inferred,” Prochazhkova says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

In a low-lit luxury hotel adorned with Brazilian artwork and deep-seated chairs, Newsom showcased the well-practiced pivot of a politician avoiding questions about his future.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Perhaps because of their own dishonesty and criminal inclinations, Leonard and Deborah Clark viewed the United States government with deep-seated paranoia.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti