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institution

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


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The action forces Caltech to compete for control of the La Cañada Flintridge institution it has managed since NASA’s inception in 1958.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The institution was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1800 to promote economic recovery after the French Revolution.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Since its inception, Cinespia has become a beloved Los Angeles institution.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Before that, he worked at the University of Pennsylvania’s investment office and at the institution now known as JPMorgan Chase.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

That night Finny began to talk abstractedly about it, as though it were a venerable, entrenched institution of the Devon School.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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