establishes
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Mr. Musk in January was awarded one billion performance-based restricted shares that will vest if his company establishes a “permanent human colony on Mars with at least one million inhabitants.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
One of the oldest laws of parentage is the “marital presumption,” which automatically establishes a birth mother’s husband as the presumptive legal father, even if he is not a biological parent.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
For all the hugeness of an arena show, the singer establishes remarkable closeness with her fans, a rapport captured by the “Avatar” director’s hi-def cameras.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
"This astonishing total of applicants firmly establishes London as the world's most sought-after marathon," said Hugh Brasher, chief executive of London Marathon Events.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
In doing so, he establishes that the ring is his territory, not theirs, a notion that he reinforces by shouting, by stomping about, by snapping his whip.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
