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institution

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


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Within minutes, Milestone School and College, a private institution buzzing with student activity, was transformed into a scene of chaos and raging flames.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

One thing about which the justices do not disagree, though, is that their institution alone holds the power to make these decisions in the first place.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Different examiners, same mechanism: Use a regulator’s discretion to make disfavored activity expensive enough that the private institution does the discriminating for you.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In January, Banco Santander, Spain’s largest financial institution, moved to pull back the shroud of mystery that had enveloped the marquee collection.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“Please, ma’am, could I inquire if this highly instructive and charming institution is a new one?”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

“The mere prospect there could be a call is enough to chill agency heads,” Graham Steele, a former Treasury assistant secretary for financial institutions, told me.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Following Xi’s speech, state-owned financial institutions pledged to hold long-term stakes in listed AI companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

These efforts were to be aimed at historically black colleges or universities, tribal higher educational institutions and “minority-serving institutions.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The project depended on shared technology and expertise from three institutions.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Requests from PIH staff to be paid for working extra hours “because other institutions did it” were rebutted by Farmer.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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