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establishment

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




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The poster wrongly claimed the establishment failed to disclose the automatic fee beforehand.

From Los Angeles Times

As the son of a revolutionary elder, Xi began his career in a plum posting at the heart of the defense establishment.

From The Wall Street Journal

If you read the restaurant's unverified blue plaque, you would think the band's 1982 hit Africa was written on the premises - leading to a row between the establishment's owner and the city's historical society.

From BBC

The islands have been under British control since 1814 and were bought by the government for £3m, which led to the establishment of the islands as an overseas territory in 1965.

From BBC

The theft deeply embarrassed the French establishment and called into question the government’s oversight of the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and the guardian of many of the world’s most precious works of art.

From The Wall Street Journal