institutionalized

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Without such unpaid family support, older adults would go without care or end up in institutionalized care, which would further burden the healthcare system and public programs like Medicaid.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Still, Alary said, even when he was institutionalized and forced to be without his phone, he was itching to get back to Aimee as soon as he was let out.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

She said that further guidance will be coming soon as the SBA works “closely with industry leaders and Administration officials to uncover the depth of institutionalized debanking practices.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025

“I’m kind of institutionalized by touring,” he admitted, noting his four solo albums that needed promoting.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

Chiefdoms characteristically have an ideology, precursor to an institutionalized religion, that buttresses the chief’s authority.

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