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establishment

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




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Even before this conflict, hardline voices within Iran's security establishment were arguing for the development of a nuclear bomb.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Raman, she argued, is also part of the establishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

In December last year, he signed an executive order calling for a US return to the Moon by 2028 and the establishment of a permanent outpost there by 2030.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Lurie campaigned as a City Hall outsider, and much of the establishment contributed to his opponent, incumbent mayor London Breed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It had been “believed in some quarters that brilliant new ideas would flow from the establishment of competition,” he wrote Colonel Fields at the AEC.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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