establishes
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The Louvre said "The proposal establishes an elegant link between the city, the palace, and the museum."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
One of the oldest laws of parentage is the “marital presumption,” which automatically establishes a birth mother’s husband as the presumptive legal father, even if he is not a biological parent.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
Mr. Ferrer establishes his familial credentials, naming himself as “the one person” his mother told everything to, “the one who saw what she was really like behind closed doors.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"This astonishing total of applicants firmly establishes London as the world's most sought-after marathon," said Hugh Brasher, chief executive of London Marathon Events.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
When the experimental method is successful in explaining what was previously inexplicable, it thus not only establishes particular scientific theories, it also confirms the validity of the general approach which underpins experimentation.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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