establishment
Example Sentences
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Protests have broken out in at least 17 of Iran's 31 provinces, presenting the largest challenge to the country's clerical establishment since 2022, a BBC Verify and BBC Persian analysis has found.
From BBC
Now 88 years old and still on the beat, Hersh, the Pulitzer Prize-winning subject of “Cover-Up,” has battled the establishment since he began his career.
From Los Angeles Times
“All her hate for Venezuela’s old political establishment goes back to that abuse,” he said.
By the 1530s there were reports of conspiracies to revolt, as well as the establishment of colonies by escapees from slavery.
From Los Angeles Times
He dramatically curbed the powers of the religious establishment, disbanding the Islamic police and ending the funding for ultra-conservative proselytization overseas.
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