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institution

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


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The jury could have acquited her by reason of insanity, which would then send her to a mental institution, the duration of her stay determined by doctors.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

The question is whether the institution employing them is willing to defend its own independence, and in recent days there have been several notable answers.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Underneath the 300-year-old institution in central London sits about 400,000 bars worth more than £200bn.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

And he writes slyly of another institution that “was highly ranked for having the most student-friendly grade-change policy, nationwide, outside the Ivy League.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The whole structure of the Karhidish Clan-Hearths and Domains is indubitably based upon the institution of monogamous marriage.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Thirty-nine institutions of higher education and advanced research provided support to LZ.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

As war and work have faded, two new institutions have filled the void: bureaucratized schooling and digital media.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

It lets institutions continue to support underprivileged students as long as those efforts use “race-neutral criteria such as family income, geographic location, first-generation status, individual hardship, military family status, or academic achievement.”

From Slate Sep. 3, 2026

The IMF loan programme, economists say, provides a catalyst for financing from other institutions such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, private investors and others.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Their religion, their institutions, all of the things that shaped their culture came from Afrikaners.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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