institutionalized

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Without such unpaid family support, older adults would go without care or end up in institutionalized care, which would further burden the healthcare system and public programs like Medicaid.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

What once lived only in employees’ heads, built through years of experience and hard-won expertise, is increasingly being institutionalized in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Still, Alary said, even when he was institutionalized and forced to be without his phone, he was itching to get back to Aimee as soon as he was let out.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

“I’m kind of institutionalized by touring,” he admitted, noting his four solo albums that needed promoting.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

When these new interests and values are recognized and institutionalized, geek lads may have more status and feel less like aliens in their own schools.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz