institution
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He declined to lay out the timelines, leaving Mr. Trump room to delay, but he said to expect “a major announcement of a financial institution being sanctioned by the end of this week.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
One Destination’ is our creed, and we’re excited to see this institution restored and reinvigorated, as Leimert Park Village continues to thrive,” Brooks-Petty said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Researching the asynchronicity the institution was promoting, I saw it involved pre-recorded lectures, no live meetings and homework submitted by email 24/7 — no personal interactions.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Nellie Strandberg, a 16-year-old Brinell student, said she was on her way to the school's library when the assailant entered the institution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The long and short of it is, it was an institution, and institutions are governed by expediency.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
This serves their goals of undercutting both their target’s work and the institutions they represent.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Sweden has suffered other attacks at educational institutions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Iconic franchises and cultural institutions rooted in tradition, identity, and shared experience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
James C. Scott called this legibility, the way institutions flatten complicated people into categories they can manage.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Huddling at their exclusive clubs, the patriarchs steered construction of important institutions to serve their black brothers and sisters.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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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