institution
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When the UK institution refused to pay the ransom, the group published the files - containing the personal data of visitors, subscribers and staff - on the dark web.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Famous for its walls bearing scribbles and sketches left behind by patrons for over 60 years, El Batey, a bar in Old San Juan, is a Puerto Rican institution serving locals and tourists alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
It verifies the signer’s identity and legal authority to complete the transaction, and — this is the key part — makes the issuing financial institution financially liable if the signature proves to be fraudulent.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
But an institution that overrides a noisy signal has taken on an obligation to produce better ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
He has been at a mental institution ever since.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
The team includes two Nobel Laureates and scientists from institutions around the world.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Lynn Pasquerella, the president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, said institutions feel "helpless" in the face of federal and state cuts.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The concern is other financial institutions could apply more scrutiny to dealings with Banque Misr proper or limit transactions altogether, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
They divide Bosnia into two entities, the Serb Republika Srpska and the Muslim Croat Federation of Bosnia, each enjoying a large degree of autonomy and united by weak central institutions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
It probably wouldn’t help my case to tell her Tucker had applied to half a dozen Ivy League schools, and had already been accepted at twice as many less prestigious institutions.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
Vocabulary lists containing institution
Excerpts from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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