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as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
new business establishments sprang up all over in the postwar boom
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as in institution
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
the proposed change in pollution standards was opposed by environmental establishments across the board
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Recent Examples of establishment
In all three races, Mamdani is taking a political gamble by snubbing powerful establishment Democratic figures and flexing his own electoral muscle.
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Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
june 19,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
That establishment has since closed, but the Winos carry on, with the low-key workplace rapport that comes from daily contact and shared labor.
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Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
19 June 2026
The company has highlighted the block parties happening in Hoboken; bars and restaurants throwing watch parties; changes to municipal laws, such as allowing alcohol-serving establishments to stay open later; and how the influx of tourists has impacted hotels and rentals.
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Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
18 June 2026
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Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
june 19,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
That establishment has since closed, but the Winos carry on, with the low-key workplace rapport that comes from daily contact and shared labor.
—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
19 June 2026
The company has highlighted the block parties happening in Hoboken; bars and restaurants throwing watch parties; changes to municipal laws, such as allowing alcohol-serving establishments to stay open later; and how the influx of tourists has impacted hotels and rentals.
—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for establishment
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Her extroverted big sister, on the other hand, loves being out and about, exploring new places, unruffled by noise or crowds.
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Antetokounmpo, 31, delivered the franchise's first championship in 50 years in 2021 and cemented his place among the greatest players in team history.
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Meanwhile, companies and government agencies like YouTube, Harley-Davidson, Meta and NASA will also have exhibits at the fair.
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BlackBerry, which is now a software company, reports after the bell.
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Fed independence concerns tempered There was much speculation about how Warsh rejoining the Fed as chair would affect the institution’s independence before his first meeting.
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Along with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the foundation also partners with schools and community institutions to educate the challenging effects of stereotyping, unconscious bias, and representation imbalance of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and persons with disabilities.
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The fire at a cold storage facility in Boyle Heights began burning Wednesday, hours after Bass departed for the dedication of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
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Noncitizens have testified about similar conditions at supposedly temporary ICE detention facilities around the country.
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The compensation model is intriguing because major media companies are taking a two-track approach to AI, filing copyright infringement suits in some cases and striking content licensing deals with AI firms in others.
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To survive and grow, more wealth management firms are chasing the surging ranks of the extremely wealthy and their more profitable accounts.
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The institute is currently one of the only centers in the nation approved to perform these specific transplants.
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Moscow State University, the nation’s most prestigious university, has established a new AI faculty, alongside an AI institute headed by Putin’s daughter.
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The heatwave has been significant enough to prompt major fashion houses to accommodate last-minute schedule changes.
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In the Independence standoff in the 700 block of Brookside Avenue at what police believed to be Sanchez-Munoz’s primary residence, firefighters had to put out a blaze in the house, but the man was not located there.
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Video and images of about 150 strikes against Russian fuel tankers, trucks and other vehicles have been geolocated and analyzed by French open-source analyst Clément Molin and the volunteer-run OSINT group Geoconfirmed, as well as CNN’s OSINT team.
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“Establishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establishment. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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