establish
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The Hilltop Youth establish the barest of footholds on open land with temporary lodgings and, in many cases, later build homes and raise families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"We must establish with absolute clarity the causes of this event, verify compliance with safety protocols and determine any responsibilities that may arise," he said in a post on X.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
The find has been described as a totally unique, with geologists and marine specialists trying to establish the fossil's story and the Natural History Museum in London helping to identify it.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day exists because Steinem helped establish it.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
For a long time it was hoped that measuring compass deviation and dip would enable sailors to establish their coordinates.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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This battle over cheese does not pass the smell test for Busch, who argues the U.S. also gives preferential treatment to countries it establishes trade deals with—including Canada.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Cohen’s office said in a statement that its bill “clarifies existing law and establishes a consistent, common-sense standard for determining whether an owner remains connected to a securities account.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
None of that establishes that political access changed the government’s response.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"This study establishes an important boundary for Alzheimer's disease genetics," said Matt Huentelman, PhD, professor and director in TGen's Early Detection and Prevention Division and co-senior author with Rogalski.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
There, the general establishes a new headquarters in a network of underground tunnels.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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"It is important that the truth be established and that situations like this never happen again," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
However, anatomical studies have shown that in humans, the projections reach the cortex long before those final connections are established.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
It was established at Alpine's appeal that Gasly had not exceeded the pit-lane speeding limit by this new measurement, which was why the penalty was overturned.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In four major speeches Douglass extolled the Mayflower, joining antislavery figures who looked back to the Plymouth settlers—who established government by consent and initially did not legalize slavery—as an ur-source of abolitionism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
As we’ve established, absolutely no wandering souls would visit Clare’s woods for the next three days.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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In his statement, Wirth underlined the role of artificial intelligence in establishing traditional hydrocarbon energy as no longer scarce or costly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Conditional OCC approval is an important first step towards establishing the proposed Revolut Bank US," Nik Storonsky, the firm's co-founder and CEO, said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The patriarch played a crucial role in the development of his daughter Selena’s career, establishing his family-led band Selena y Los Dinos in the 1980s as a way to meet financial needs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The first men's wildcard to reach the last four at Wimbledon for 25 years, he will look to push on in 2027 after establishing himself in the upper echelons of the game.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The intercalation of the drug test between application and hiring tilts the playing field even further, establishing that you, and not the employer, are the one who has something to prove.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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