established order
Example Sentences
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A newer, flashier toy posing a threat to the established order has been a running theme of the “Toy Story” franchise from the very beginning.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
"There has always been this illusion of an established order in skating. But it's just an illusion," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Just as against Liverpool in August and Arsenal in September, Newcastle conceded a stoppage-time sucker punch against a member of the established order at home.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
Tanzania’s crackdown illustrates how governments across the developing world are growing wary of how large, young populations with few opportunities carry the potential to upturn the established order.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
Just as in Iraq after Saddam Hussein’s downfall, or as in Russia in the first days after the revolution, the evaporation of an established order left a power vacuum.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
