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as in proves
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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as in demonstrates
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town
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as in founds
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
established the first school in the town
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Recent Examples of establishes
The first episode establishes immediately that something is uniquely off about Widow’s Bay, and not just because Shep, a shipman patrolling the waters at night, goes missing, potentially because he’s been taken by a sinister fog.
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
The new law establishes a foreign agent registration requirement, ensuring individuals acting on behalf of hostile foreign governments cannot operate in the shadows.
—Joe Gebbia Sr, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Eventually, former mayor Jarom Wagoner cited a section of the Regulatory Takings Act, which establishes a process for state agencies and local governments to evaluate if administrative actions take private property without due process.
—Noah Daly
april 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
The Justice Department memo establishes 10 priority categories for denaturalization cases.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
At its core, the bill establishes clear and consistent standard of fairness.
—Rep. Nick Menapace, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
For schools with bigger projects, Litardo said, the district also establishes a design advisory team like the one Sadowski joined.
—Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
This establishes that hyperscale AI infrastructure is now being built at utility scale, boding well for companies like Broadcom that offer both custom chips and rack-scale networking solutions.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
The moment devolved into a shouting match about the 25th Amendment, which establishes procedures for replacing the president in the event of removal, resignation or incapacitation.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Jen Chaney, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
The new law establishes a foreign agent registration requirement, ensuring individuals acting on behalf of hostile foreign governments cannot operate in the shadows.
—Joe Gebbia Sr, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Eventually, former mayor Jarom Wagoner cited a section of the Regulatory Takings Act, which establishes a process for state agencies and local governments to evaluate if administrative actions take private property without due process.
—Noah Daly
april 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
The Justice Department memo establishes 10 priority categories for denaturalization cases.
—Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
At its core, the bill establishes clear and consistent standard of fairness.
—Rep. Nick Menapace, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
For schools with bigger projects, Litardo said, the district also establishes a design advisory team like the one Sadowski joined.
—Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
This establishes that hyperscale AI infrastructure is now being built at utility scale, boding well for companies like Broadcom that offer both custom chips and rack-scale networking solutions.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
The moment devolved into a shouting match about the 25th Amendment, which establishes procedures for replacing the president in the event of removal, resignation or incapacitation.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for establishes
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Formal verification proves, mathematically, that certain bugs cannot exist.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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Raffensperger says high turnout proves election trust Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that more than 35,000 Georgians voted early, setting a record in the state.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Trump has argued that last weekend’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner demonstrates why the ballroom is needed to hold safe, secure events for the president and other officials.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The initiative not only strengthens Australia’s defence posture but also demonstrates the growing importance of advanced land systems in addressing the security challenges of the future.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.—
Fabiola Sanchez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments, at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.—
Garrett Haake,
NBC news,
22 Feb. 2026
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The information appears next to an April 26 Navy photo that shows Boxer transiting the Surigao Straight, roughly 4,000 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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From all-world jazz guitarist Pat Metheny to super soprano Renee Fleming to the wonderful Smuin Ballet, there are a lot of great concerts and shows to catch this weekend and beyond.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Deutsche Bank initiates Ascentage Pharma as buy Deutsche said the biopharma company is firing on all cylinders.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Beyond a few million K, fusion through the proton-proton chain initiates.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes, the plan creates the situation, and the unexpected knockout blow makes the plan look clever.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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August 23 – September 22 One thoughtful move today creates real momentum.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The show’s first season also introduces the rest of Garrett and Logan’s hockey quartet, John Tucker (Jalen Thomas Brooks) and Dean DiLaurentis (Stephen Kalyn), along with Hannah’s best friend and Dean’s love interest, Allie (Mika Abdalla).—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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The first season also introduces the rest of the quartet of hockey players who will each co-lead a season based on a different book, Cipriano (Logan), Kalyn (Dean) and Jalen Thomas Brooks (Tucker from Book #4, The Goal), along with Abdalla as Hannah’s best friend Allie.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Israel launches an offensive aiming to push Hezbollah north of the Litani River, some 20 miles from the border.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Oman’s Etlaq Spaceport is positioning itself to become a hub for research institutions and commercial rocket firms operating in both suborbital and deeper space, leaning on the government to slash approval times for commercial space launches to as little as 45 days, Semafor reported in October.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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