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institutionalize

[in-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nlˌaɪz, -ˈtju- /
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standardize
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However, the tolling system would institutionalize rather than solve the friction.

From MarketWatch Apr. 7, 2026

“Too many approaches to peace-building foster perpetual dependency, and institutionalize crisis rather than leading people beyond it,” the charter’s preamble says, calling for “a coalition of willing States committed to practical cooperation and effective action.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

The units are capable of treating and assessing voluntary and involuntary mental health patients, including writing so-called 5150 holds to temporarily institutionalize people at risk to themselves or others.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2024

"The task is to solidify and institutionalize it," Feldman said.

From Reuters Oct. 30, 2023

Fourth, Rapid Dominance aims to achieve new levels of operational competence that can virtually institutionalize */"brilliance."

From Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance by James P. Wade

In a nutshell, the federal complaint is that our state institutionalizes too many children, sometimes out of state and far from their families.

From Washington Times May 22, 2019

He is famous for his scathing critiques against the art world, particularly against art education, which he believes institutionalizes mediocrity through its systematic rejection of good ideas.

From Slate Dec. 6, 2013

It’s played for laughs, but the way the medical establishment institutionalizes her so quickly carries a harsh edge.

From New York Times Aug. 19, 2010

Indexing, which automatically raises wages and pensions along with the price index, is not a cure but a disease that institutionalizes inflation, added Okun.

From Time Magazine Archive

Man's genius for organization institutionalizes every aspect of thought and activity he takes under his control.

From The Family and it's Members by Anna Garlin Spencer

District Judge Richard G. Stearns ruled there wasn’t sufficient evidence of ongoing institutionalized racial discrimination at Harvard.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

“Resurrectionists” – body snatchers – exhumed the recently buried, disproportionately targeting the poor, the institutionalized and those without family protection or the financial means to guard graves.

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

“It might actually be worse because there’s nothing institutionalized about any of this.”

From Salon May 19, 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

Whatever institutionalized strength was locked in this plural was about to fly apart, or had already done so, but for now it could not be acknowledged, and bravery was demanded of even the youngest.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

These approaches risk institutionalizing the wrong labor-market model precisely when flexibility and organizational adaptation matter most.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's Oct. 9, 2025

The Supreme Court has ruled that institutionalizing people with disabilities who could live in the community is discriminatory if a community placement “can be reasonably accommodated.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2024

“They’re still out there institutionalizing children with little to no oversight or regulation.”

From Salon Mar. 8, 2024

The bantustan system had been conceived by Dr. H. F. Verwoerd, the minister of native affairs, as a way of muting international criticism of South African racial policies but at the same time institutionalizing apartheid.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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