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institution

[in-sti-too-shuhn, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu- /


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Prof Ashley Brown, a consultant at St Mary's who has worked at the institution for 25 years, said "singing is good for the heart".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Such tendentious reasoning weakens what is otherwise a powerful record of an institution that was more dynamic and resilient than history suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But man’s life is limited and the institution is continuous, an inheritance accumulated across time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The receiving bank will usually treat it as “new money” because it’s coming from another financial institution.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The school, thus improved, became in time a truly useful and noble institution.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë