institution
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Every institution receiving federal funds should be required to disclose the full racial and statistical profile of applicants, admitted students and matriculants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He is acutely aware of the responsibilities that come with being the public face of such a worldwide institution, which he says it is a "privilege" to lead.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“It’s sad because I consider them family, and it’s another institution that has longevity here in the Valley,” Ramirez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
For someone in your position, a slightly lower rate at an institution with a straightforward beneficiary process, clear terms and a transparent fee structure may be worth more than chasing the highest rate in town.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Duke University, although a private institution, integrated its graduate schools in 1961 and accepted black undergraduates the following year.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
It is how living in such an environment shapes a generation’s understanding of markets, institutions and economic expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
As institutional economist Douglass North argued, institutions shape the “rules of the game” by influencing the mental models people use to interpret the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The study's MIT coauthors are MKI Director Robert Simcoe, the Bruno B. Rossi Professor of Experimental Physics; and Wendy Sun '26, along with researchers from several other institutions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Universities UK, which represents 142 institutions, said the changes in student acceptance numbers was not necessarily as simple as the top universities grabbing as many students as they could by lowering grades.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Modern American society and the Fayu differ in the presence or absence of a professional police force, cities, money, distinctions between rich and poor, and many other political, economic, and social institutions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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