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institution

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


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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

Irranca-Davies said his message for new Senedd members, elected in May, was that the "institution is at its best when we recognise that disagreement need not mean division".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

This is hardly the behavior of an institution that thinks it’s committing a crime, or a supervisor that thinks fraud is happening under its nose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

They added that the institution is committed to finishing the work needed to address issues that regulators raised.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

And getting in touch with them would have meant taking me away or putting Momma in some institution someplace.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

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

Investors submitted $2.77 in bids for every $1 of bonds available, while indirect bidders, a category that includes foreign institutions, absorbed more than 80% of the offering.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Still, Kim acknowledged that trust in education has fallen, though he said that trust in American institutions “across the board has been declining.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"Most of them have had their employers and higher education institutions take adverse actions against them, including being placed on leave."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Many, perhaps most, economists go further and believe that good institutions are overwhelmingly the most important explanation.

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


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