established
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Bush apparently decided at some unspecified point that the intelligence agencies needed a “watcher” and thus established The Orphanage: analysts downstairs, “mission control” upstairs, the equivalent of an internal-affairs bureau for the clandestine services.
The designation was first established decades ago under ICE’s predecessor agency, Immigration and Naturalization Services.
From Los Angeles Times
The yeast exposed to changing conditions showed far fewer beneficial mutations becoming established than those in the stable environment.
From Science Daily
The formal opposition to her worldwide leadership role comes from a group of conservative churches – including Nigeria's – which at a 2008 meeting in Jerusalem established Gafcon, or Global Anglican Future Conference.
From BBC
The prosecution said it would appeal, arguing that "the evidence collected clearly established reasonable suspicion against all defendants".
From Barron's
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