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establishing

  • present participle
    of establish.
    establish
    verb (used with object)
    to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis.

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Second: Investigations should not place the burden of establishing what happened primarily on the survivor.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

The US defence department said last year Beijing had likely considered establishing military facilities in around 20 countries, mostly in Africa and Asia -- not including Laos.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

But even as Lean was establishing its worth, another revolution was taking place outside the halls of academia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Another key element of the measure is establishing a two-year budget cycle for the city, which currently adopts its budget annually.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

We won her freedom after establishing that she had had a tubal ligation five years prior to her arrest, which made it biologically impossible for her to conceive, let alone give birth to, a child.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson