institutionalized

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Nothing about the very obvious messages here—about colonialism, religious fanaticism, institutionalized violence and the exploitation of native peoples—amounts to a news flash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

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

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

Social media and the ubiquity of smartphones have allowed citizens to expose instances of genuine, and often institutionalized, racism, sexism, homophobia and consumer exploitation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

In any society built on institutionalized racism, race-mixing doesn’t merely challenge the system as unjust, it reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent.

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