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establishment

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




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BBC Sport visits Como to find out how the Italian city's football club, led by coach Cesc Fabregas, is looking to break up the Serie A establishment and gatecrash the Champions League.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The Church of England became the country's state establishment church following King Henry VIII's split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

He put up a lighted sign for the new establishment: Quirky Books.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The Epstein files release rocked Norway’s political establishment, spurring an investigation into a former prime minister and drawing a public apology from the country’s crown princess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“If you’re the type of leader that as the establishment says can ‘handle your folk,’ you’ll be all right,” said Hanson.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger