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establishment

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




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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The press and foreign-policy establishment hailed nuclear peace in our time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

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

It was so very typical of his uncle to put his hopes in the establishment, even within this world that he despised and mistrusted.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling