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institute

[in-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈɪn stɪˌtut, -ˌtjut /




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To make matters more suspicious, the proposed research facility was a military research institute.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Italy's geological institute reported no damage, but the event provided another reminder that the region's tsunami activity is real and ongoing.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Dr Øivind Hodnebrog, a principal researcher at Cicero, the Norwegian climate research institute, has studied how falling aerosol pollution affects the climate.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Healthy exports and rising public investment have raised expectations for Germany’s economic growth this year, a leading economic-research institute said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Yet this place was once the brain and glory of the greatest city on the planet, the first true research institute in the history of the world.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The company told me that it’s “pleased with the analysis” and added, “we regularly provide data to credible and verified third-party research firms and institutes to ensure accuracy and factual representation in any public reporting.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

As the latest row shows, the fallout of the protest continues to reverberate in the country's premier law institutes - and the top court of India.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The individuals who were sanctioned included directors and technical specialists at the two research institutes, according to the foreign ministry.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

We also need a new category of healthcare professionals with graduate degrees obtained from accredited universities and institutes and whose training is centered on healthy longevity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

After that night Met Bong institutes a new policy and we now take turns guarding the camp at night.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Three years ago, Ashley Bates’ longtime primary care physician instituted an annual fee of $600 per patient, which was difficult for Bates and her family to afford.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

The company has also instituted new pricing moves early in the current quarter, including short-term capacity agreements, and these “are showing promise,” according to Volozh’s letter.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The delays caused many to question why California, which has instituted a series of reforms in recent years designed to make voting easier and safer, lags behind other states in counting results.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

He instituted several new policies, including an updated signature-verification process.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

In 2004 the annual cocktail party and auction for the Nantucket Historical Association instituted valet parking and a classical quartet in black tie.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

But there are significant practical problems even with doing that, let alone instituting a sweeping new civic contract.

From Salon May 18, 2026

The state government established what was called a “concurrency doctrine,” instituting strict requirements for infrastructure development—water, sewer, schooling—that had to be established before construction permits were granted.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

That demand-destruction scenario is already now playing out in several Asian countries, which have moved to curb crude consumption by instituting four-day workweeks, early office closures and other power-saving measures.

From MarketWatch Apr. 15, 2026

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has said the manufacturing powerhouse, the world's eighth-largest consumer of crude oil, is moving towards instituting fuel price caps to alleviate pressure on the country's energy supply.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

Once it was gone, he was glad to be rid of it, for he had been troubled from the start by the danger of instituting the plan without first checking it out with Colonel Korn.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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