established order
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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
A republic too given to democracy, they thought, would allow big personalities to leverage the public’s irascibility against established order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
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
Codifying the treatment and rights of “free Negroes” within a slave society was always a troublesome task for lawmakers, for the mere presence of nonslave blacks threatened the established order.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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