- present participle of establish.
establishing
Example Sentences
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The Pentagon memo establishing the office says it cannot “compel religious participation” or diminish the rights of service members, civilian employees or family members “of any faith or no faith.”
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
This minimizes the risk of traumatization while putting the investigative focus where it belongs, which is on establishing the conduct of those accused.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
The 1984 law signed by Ronald Reagan establishing the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The director general of Israel's foreign ministry called it "an attempted terrorist attack against Israelis, the United Arab Emirates, and the Abraham Accords", referring to the 2020 deal establishing formal ties between the two countries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Boyle thought of an hypothesis as a useful step towards establishing the truth: a good hypothesis leads to novel predictions which can be tested by experiments.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
