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institutionalize

verb as in standardize

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At the All-Star Game, union executive director Tony Clark called a cap “institutionalized collusion.”

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Alice’s thoughts spin out of control; she grows paranoid and reckless; soon she is in the grip of a complete psychotic breakdown and has to be institutionalized.

Analysts suggest China’s move is noteworthy, institutionalizing its export control system.

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She said that further guidance will be coming soon as the SBA works “closely with industry leaders and Administration officials to uncover the depth of institutionalized debanking practices.”

While initially convicted of first-degree murder in Worden’s death, he was eventually declared not guilty by reason of insanity — diagnosed as schizophrenic — and was institutionalized until his death due to complications from cancer in 1984.

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