enshrined; enshrining; enshrines
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some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar
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Each summit is meant to showcase the commitment to collective security — the all-for-one, one-for-all pledge enshrined in Article 5 of NATO’s treaty.
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Lorne Cook,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
So this was really a dispute among the justices about understanding how far the victors basically of the civil war wanted to go in enshrining ideas about broad US citizenship.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
In 2023, the New Mexico Supreme Court struck down this misguided rule, thereby restoring the public’s stream-access rights enshrined in the state constitution.
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
1 July 2026
The new inductees join more than 150 individuals who have been enshrined since its launch in 1984.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
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Lorne Cook,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
So this was really a dispute among the justices about understanding how far the victors basically of the civil war wanted to go in enshrining ideas about broad US citizenship.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
In 2023, the New Mexico Supreme Court struck down this misguided rule, thereby restoring the public’s stream-access rights enshrined in the state constitution.
—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
1 July 2026
The new inductees join more than 150 individuals who have been enshrined since its launch in 1984.
—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
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“Enshrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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enshrine
verb
en·shrine
in-ˈshrīn 
enshrined; enshrining
1
: to enclose in or as if in a shrine
2
: to preserve or cherish as sacred
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