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establish
in
A Gentleman in Moscow
(Edited)

At any rate, having firmly established that either approach might be the right one, the author proceeded to his second meditation: "Of Sadness."
p. 31.1 *

established = demonstrated
In the old and well-established code of dueling, it is understood that the number of paces the offender and offended take before shooting should be in inverse proportion to the magnitude of the insult.
p. 46.9 *

established = accepted
In a single week, there might be committees, caucuses, colloquiums, congresses, and conventions variously coming together to establish codes, set courses of action, levy complaints, and generally clamor about the world's oldest problems in its newest nomenclature.
p. 65.9

establish = create
But freedom of the will has been a well-established tenet of moral philosophy since the time of the Greeks.
p. 77.8

established = accepted
The old handyman led the Count to the northeast corner of the roof, where he had established something of a camp between two chimneys.
p. 126.2

established = set in place
Thus, our young Hussar sets aside his regimental tales in favor of extra helpings and the refilling of his own glass with wine; while in accordance with the established rules of etiquette, it is you who must entertain the Princess with a few amusing stories of your own.
p. 148.9

established = generally accepted
Established in 1923, the OGPU replaced the Cheka as Russia's cental organ of the secret police.
p. 177.7

established = created
But once I have established myself, I'll come back for her.
p. 232.9

established = settled (firmly in place)
Without his even noticing—without his acknowledgment, input, or permission—routine had established itself within his daily life.
p. 241.8
Establishing their shop in Paris in 1775, the Breguets were quickly known the world over not only for the precision of their chronometers (that is, the accuracy of their clocks), but for the elaborate means by which their clocks could signal the passage of time.
p. 244.4

establishing = starting and putting on a firm footing
Osip had been somewhat intimidated by its length, but the Count had assured him that there was no better text with which to establish a fundamental understanding of American culture.
p. 258.9

establish = create
Osip, my friend, it is a fundamental rule of academic study that whether a student has read every word of a work matters less than whether he has established a reasonable familiarity with its essential material.
p. 260.3

established = set in place
He established it by decree in 1917 and personally took the first slot as his comrades jostled to line up behind him.
p. 275.2

established = created
Having inscribed his signature on twelve sheets of paper to his perfect satisfaction, the Bishop established a seventh pile at the edge of his desk, replaced the pen in its stand, and for the first time looked the Count in the eye.
p. 278.9
Perhaps the aggregate experience of Time is a constant and thus for our children to establish such vivid impressions of this particular June, we must relinquish our claims upon it.
p. 322.5

establish = create
But the new ways of doing things had yet to be established.
p. 327.9

established = created

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(1) (establish as in: establish a positive tone)
create, start, or set in [a] place
(2) (establish as in: establish that there is a need)
show or determine (cause to be recognized or figure out)
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

establish in A Gentleman in Moscow (Edited)

establish
in
A Gentleman in Moscow
(Edited)