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establishment

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




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All of those who spoke to BBC Persian from inside Iran were against the current establishment.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The change of which Ms. Dhillon is proudest is the establishment of a Second Amendment section.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

He put up a lighted sign for the new establishment: Quirky Books.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The establishment had been expanded with a gallery of wooden rooms where single women who smelled of dead flowers lived.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez