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institution

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


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ZSL said no other zoo or institution was known to keep the species.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Options under discussion include buying a U.S.-based financial institution and relocating, merging with a European rival or selling itself to a U.S. firm seeking its well-heeled clientele, the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The institution will also have to undergo an independent review of its programs for monitoring suspicious activity, and on other forms of due diligence.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

If those are significant, it could lead to questions inside the military institution, she adds.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

A few months later, with Moni still confined at the institution, his father died.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

“Financial institutions are on the front lines of protecting our economic and national security,” Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

"Today's actions send a clear message that even the biggest financial institutions are not above the law," said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Yingwei said he felt that the conditions there were so sub-standard he wanted to make sure others could stay out of institutions like this for as long as possible.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

After World War II, the U.S. increasingly relied on military alliances, overseas bases, trade and international institutions to project power.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Way back in 1931 when Butterfield attacked Whig history his target was the view that history had a purpose and a goal, which was to produce our values, our institutions, our culture.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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