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institution

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


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Later that month, Combs was transferred to the federal correctional institution at Fort Dix in New Jersey, where he had been serving out his sentence until his transfer on Friday.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

That means you can have decades of spotless credit in America and still be a ghost to a financial institution in another country.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Options under discussion include buying a U.S.-based financial institution and relocating, merging with a European rival or selling itself to a U.S. firm seeking its well-heeled clientele, the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The 2024 incident, as alleged in a graphic lawsuit filed last month, has drawn accusations that the Ivy League institution in New York state failed to properly punish the men involved.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Because this institution is an ancient one, it cannot be called a new principality.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Individuals and institutions will finally be able to achieve safer returns from asset classes other than public and private equities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The research was conducted in collaboration with Prof. Benjamin Simons and his team at the University of Cambridge, along with scientists from several other institutions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Additionally, the law includes sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, senior figures within the Russian government as well as banks and other financial institutions and Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers used to circumvent existing sanctions.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The SSA also offers international direct deposit into financial institutions in many countries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The political, economic, and social institutions most familiar to us today are those of states, which now rule all of the world’s land area except for Antarctica.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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