institution
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The Columbus Day parade became a civic institution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The performance at the Saloon was their third overall, but the group has already become an institution within lesbian nightlife in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Rules vary by mortgage and financial institution, but the money would likely be better off in your son’s bank account than in yours.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The independence of the Federal Reserve is “critical to good economic performance,” said Janet Yellen, former Fed chair and former Treasury secretary, and protecting it requires “ongoing effort” from people inside and outside the institution.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Earlier decisions had chipped away at the “separate but equal” doctrine, yet Jim Crow had managed to adapt to the changing legal environment, and most Southerners had remained confident that the institution would survive.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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