establish
verb (used with object)
to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis.
was establishing
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past progressiveof establish.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Department of Health and Social Care said it was establishing a "national Brain Tumour Research Consortium" and announced a £13.7m investment to support research to develop new treatments.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Kering said it was establishing a new business unit for its jewelry operations and appointed a chief executive to lead it, bringing Boucheron, Pomellato and other brands under one roof to streamline decision-making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
One of the team's most important achievements was establishing the neutral axis purely from the geometry of the color metric.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026
Born Deroy Taylor in Cape Coast in 1936, he began performing in the 1950s, as highlife was establishing itself as the dominant sound in Ghana in the years following independence.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
To Clinton, this was proof that Washington was establishing a base camp for his assault on New York.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
