institution
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The country's largest and most influential traditional institution, the Buganda Kingdom, said it mourned with the people of Tooro following the death of their monarch, labelling him a valuable figure to Uganda.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
State-owned Banque Misr is a core financial institution and central to the country’s identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Her adoptive father was schizophrenic and for a time lived at Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry, a sprawling mental institution that was later closed by court order because it inhumanely “warehoused” its patients.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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
He was approached by financial institutions that offered money to help RevMed reach global markets, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
However, while its sanctions announced on Monday targeted some Chinese entities accused of helping Tehran procure "critical technology", Washington has so far held back from punishing major Chinese financial institutions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Seth Guikema, a climate resiliency researcher at the University of Michigan and one of the 48 US researchers relocating to Canada, said he decided to approach Canadian institutions last year in search of opportunities.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The summer before graduation I’d completed an internship at a money management firm in New York, so I added financial institutions to my list, too.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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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