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
“Mostly to raise funds and to make certain the institution fulfills its mission.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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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
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
Mr. Vance now cites the weakness of these institutions as a reason laissez-faire is no longer sufficient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
They must think their way into a world in which the values we now hold, the institutions we now admire, were not even imagined, let alone approved.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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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