establish

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as in to prove
to gain full recognition or acceptance of a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation

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Recent Examples of establish The two countries are looking at establishing a working group to consider a new type of visa for Koreans, according to South Korea's foreign minister who visited Washington this week. Joyce Lee, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Cosmists who believed in technology as a messianic force clashed not just with the Svyatogor camp, but also with the communists, whose guiding ideology of Marxism-Leninism was predicated on the dismantling of age-old social systems to establish a novel world order. Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025 This foundation was established in 2016 and plays a significant role in the preservation of Armani's legacy, following a model adopted by the luxury watchmaker Rolex. Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 Since founding SpaceX in 2002, Musk has said the company’s guiding mission is to establish a self-sustaining city on Mars. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for establish
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  • Hawaiian Airlines, meanwhile, proved why it's historically dominated the on-time performance category.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In the end, the Viking landers found no creatures, and biological experiments proved inconclusive.
    David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • The exhibit showcases promotional materials that demonstrate the film’s global impact.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Equally notable, the system moved seamlessly from low- to high-energy states on its own, demonstrating that its automatic adjustment isn’t just theory but a working feature.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • In the last quarter, the partnership has facilitated recovery of more than 26,600 kilograms of textiles from 23 hotels and initiated conversations with 12 hotel groups in Delhi.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The company has also initiated a search process to find a permanent successor.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Turns out Stephano was pondering beltmaking too, leading the two to partner on a new business venture creating small-batch leather pieces and metal accessories.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The collection features approximately 350 works created in Cuba from the revolution through the 2000s.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Advertisement In some respects, Patagonia has hardly changed since Chouinard founded the company.
    David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • With no clear winner yet, the European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors, a public-private platform founded by the European Commission in 2024, has been edging its bets.
    Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Russia's federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsiya, also introduced temporary flight restrictions at the airport in the early hours of Tuesday.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Getty Images In the 1983 movie WarGames, which starred Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, much of the American public was introduced to the various levels of Defcon.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many might think that only savvy investors, pioneering founders, and rising CEOs become millionaires overnight—but employees are reaping seven-figure net worths from the successes of their companies, too.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed on Wednesday, pioneered a new model for conservative political advocacy, merging multi-platform media commentary with in-person gatherings and get-out-the-vote drives.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The new 12-night journey will launch in the summer of 2027 aboard the company's ice-breaking Le Commandant Charcot ship and is purposely designed to meet demand for a shorter cruise that still celebrates polar exploration, Ponant shared with Travel + Leisure.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The product launches demonstrate how Europe’s legacy manufacturers are taking the fight to their Chinese rivals, in a bid to both retain market share in the European Union and offset declining sales in China, the world’s largest car market.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Establish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establish. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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