establishment
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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
The public's seething anger over corruption, as exemplified in the Gen Z protests, was thus directed at the establishment, making the RSP - a relative newcomer - seem more attractive.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Despite these establishment connections, Mr. Gittlitz shows, the team was swept up in the 1960s counterculture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
For Miami Marlins pitcher Pete Fairbanks, who is also a member of the players union leadership, it comes down to recognizing that they stand on the shoulders of players who challenged the baseball establishment.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
As it happens, this is the first occasion since the establishment of universities in the thirteenth century on which a philosophical theory was destroyed by a fact.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing establishment
The First Amendment of the US Constitution
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Between the World and Me
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Culture
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