>>I've only ever seen the word 'embedded' used in the journalistic context.
>>I found a couple of instances of the use of 'in-bedded' - both times used in a joke-y,uncomplimentary way to describe embedded journalists whose reporting was considered too pro-military.....
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>Well I distinctly remember an actual reporter, on site, explaining the semantic difference to camera. I didn't report on the Theroux show in order to get into a discussion on th eexpresion. I explain its use to show that it wasn't a [sic] by me :-)
I remember the term used in that meaning (if not spelling) at the time even here.
If I had a dime every time I spotted something that would be forgotten in a year or two, and archived the link/article/reference, I'd have many dimes now.