establishment

Example Sentences

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This created near-panic in the U.S. defense establishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

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

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

Olfactory receptors for communication between different creatures are crucial for the establishment of symbiotic relations.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas