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establishment

[ih-stab-lish-muhnt] / ɪˈstæb lɪʃ mənt /




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Married to the legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee until his death in 2014, Quinn has functioned, at least since the 1980s, as the self-appointed spokeswoman of the nation’s permanent political establishment.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Rather than merely serving as an establishment where people are in and out the door, Turner said bookstores invite customers to stay.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Crowds had first gathered spontaneously on Thursday morning in support of Fedorov, a tech-savvy young minister whose efforts to modernise the armed forces often put him at odds with the military establishment.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The family lived in a back room of the establishment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The establishment was pretty trashed, and there were forty humans out for the count.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

The reason for the separation between the businesses, Corley added, had to do with a defunct local law that forbade the two establishments existing under one umbrella.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

"Six establishments, six stories, six distinctions enriching this prestigious list," Tourism Minister Serge Papin said during the presentation.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

Most of the eating establishments that line this stretch of road are hidden behind metal shutters, and a trickle of people and cars pass through.

From BBC May 22, 2026

In America, new wealth and success wouldn’t be tolerated by establishments so much as taken as proof that America got the economic end of things right.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Of the 113 establishments that had licenses to sell soft drinks in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the two that stuck to the law and did not become speakeasies went out of business.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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