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institute

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




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A native of suburban Paris, he studied at the École du Louvre, the institute of higher learning housed in the Louvre Palace, and then became a deputy director of the Louvre’s graphic arts department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The institute said Dr Shahbazi's aunt worked at their centre.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

In the days after the 28-year-old died, Russia’s consumer watchdog that oversees the institute warned of a dangerous infection in the area, without giving details.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

This institute could get $4 billion from a ballot measure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Within a few weeks the deep-freeze facilities of the institute were taxed to capacity, so that other specimens had to be refused.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Leading economic institutes recently upgraded their growth forecasts for the Germany economy for 2026 to 1.3 percent, saying it had weathered the fallout from the Iran war better than feared.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

A group of major German economic research institutes recently hiked forecasts for economic growth this year to 1.3%, almost doubling its prior forecast made in March, driven by strong exports and a robust manufacturing sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

This week, leading economic institutes raised the country's growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027 above 1% while illegal entries into Germany – and Europe – are down year on year.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

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

Both Florida and Alabama instituted mandatory evacuations due to the storm.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“We contacted the offending students’ families and instituted consequences, and are working to educate the students about the impact of their actions,” Holdren said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

But recently, they instituted a “cold call rule” allowing them to call each other anytime, day or night, without texting first.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

He noted that the $100 price hikes on newer and earlier-generation phones came in below the $150 to $200 increases on iPad and MacBooks instituted this summer.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Other re-forms were in the offing but would be instituted very slowly, “so as to only create a tiny ripple back.”

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Kalshi is instituting a default monthly deposit limit of $2,500 for 18- to 20-year-olds in its prediction market.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

A pilot program instituting the delivery changes in 18 regions before the 2024 election ran into problems.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

The company is also instituting a feature that would lock out users behaving abnormally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

Truman tried to mollify his critics by instituting a new loyalty program for the federal government.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau


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