- past progressive of establish.
Example Sentences
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Last week, the justice department announced it was establishing what it called the "anti-weaponisation fund".
From BBC • May 29, 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
Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said it was "establishing the circumstances of an incident in southern Moscow that injured two traffic police officers".
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
In 1599, when the situation in Graz was becoming intolerable for Kepler, Tycho was establishing himself some 320 kilometres away near Prague, where people were free to worship in their own manner.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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