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establishment

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




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On Tuesday, Pratt, a Republican running with the “Community Advocate” label below his name, faced off against Democratic establishment incumbent Karen Bass, progressive Councilwoman Nithya Raman, and a host of spoilers.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The consensus in the healthcare establishment was that people would drop coverage after the pandemic subsidies ended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The DOJ defended the fund's establishment on Monday, saying in a statement on X that it was created "to make up for the tremendous abuse, harm, and hate unfairly shown to so many people".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The purpose of the Bradley coalition, Sonenshein said, was to “break open the stranglehold of a city establishment that was ... unresponsive to the diversity of the community.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 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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