established order
Example Sentences
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Just as Aston Villa disrupted the established order to qualify for the Champions League in 2024 and 2026, so too did Newcastle United in 2023 and 2025.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
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
The very spirit of enterprise that lured Smithson’s money in the first place could also be associated with a kind of restlessness, mounting recurring challenges to the established order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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
