establishments

plural of establishment
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as in places
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business one of the best dining establishments in the city

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as in institutions
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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as in facilities
a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose the city boasts a host of outstanding medical establishments

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Recent Examples of establishments Many establishments, from brasseries to groceries, close up shop after serving a lunchtime rush to take their own pauses and prepare for evening service. Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026 Now, the unnamed man is known to several of the York establishments. Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026 In the world of buzzy food and beverage trends and establishments built for virality, all roads lead to Dearborn. Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Top establishments like London's Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, a three-star restaurant, offer flexible à la carte lunch options for under £100, a significant reduction from their standard tasting menus. Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The glasses will continue to proliferate, undoubtedly, but establishments like Basement are holding the line. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026 Eight months after legalization, there is still not a single active VGT machine in Chicago, even though 311 establishments have applied for and 42 have received state licenses. Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Roaches, rodent droppings and food stored at unsafe temperatures were found at Tarrant County food establishments during the latest round of health inspections, according to the inspection report. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026 Roldan, whose group represents people like Arias - a mix of Hispanic, Korean, Arab and Chinese-owned establishments - said he's tried to set up a meeting with the mayor to discuss their concerns, but to no avail. Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • In her 2015 memoir, Steinem recounts her dynamic, nomadic career as a writer and activist, and pays vivid homage to the people, places, and conversations that shaped her.
    Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The home country is hostile, literally and culturally, so the characters often turn to America and England, places that are marginally safer but only just.
    Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Enter the relationships with companies that seek to improve the health of people who may or may not compete in sports.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Last month, his companies became the focus of two federal inquiries and a Delaware insurance regulatory review.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • Foreign central banks and other institutions looking for a safe place to park their capital have diminished roles in the Treasury market and have increasingly turned to alternative havens like gold.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The weaponization and deconstruction of our institutions and republic are no laughing matter.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • The renovations were initially recommended by the current executive director and former vice president of facilities at the Kennedy Center, Matt Floca.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Supporting systems inside launch facilities also need inspection, repair, and occasional major refurbishment.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • Kantenga pointed to finance, accounting and other professional-services firms that recruit in September and October for workers who may not actually start until the following summer.
    Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • That said, worries of a bubble persist, as firms ramp up on capex spending with no end in sight, and sky-high growth figures create questions about sustainability of the expansion.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Oeko-Tex operates a global certification system through 17 independent textile and leather testing institutes in Europe and Japan.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But given the public interest in solving this challenge, there is a case for taxing the training of frontier AI models and devoting the proceeds to additional research at government AI oversight institutes or universities.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Experimenting with narrative will continue across a number of Halloween Horror Nights houses.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • ProgCore Press is what happens when two fiercely independent creative houses decide to make some noise together.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • The other two, one in Miami and another in Tallahassee, were both filed by various voting rights groups on the same day DeSantis signed the bill — April 1.
    Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators were combing through the area in large groups, searching the ground for possible clues.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Establishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establishments. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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