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institutionalize

[in-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nlˌaɪz, -ˈtju- /
VERB
standardize
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However, the tolling system would institutionalize rather than solve the friction.

From MarketWatch Apr. 7, 2026

Are there any models that you have in mind for what steps governments should take to actually help communities and not only improve their material conditions, but institutionalize their say in the policy process?

From Salon Mar. 6, 2026

“Too many approaches to peace-building foster perpetual dependency, and institutionalize crisis rather than leading people beyond it,” the charter’s preamble says, calling for “a coalition of willing States committed to practical cooperation and effective action.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

"The task is to solidify and institutionalize it," Feldman said.

From Reuters Oct. 30, 2023

Over the next four years the Coalition implemented a number of key reforms to modernize the economy and institutionalize democratic reforms.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

In a nutshell, the federal complaint is that our state institutionalizes too many children, sometimes out of state and far from their families.

From Washington Times May 22, 2019

He is famous for his scathing critiques against the art world, particularly against art education, which he believes institutionalizes mediocrity through its systematic rejection of good ideas.

From Slate Dec. 6, 2013

It’s played for laughs, but the way the medical establishment institutionalizes her so quickly carries a harsh edge.

From New York Times Aug. 19, 2010

Indexing, which automatically raises wages and pensions along with the price index, is not a cure but a disease that institutionalizes inflation, added Okun.

From Time Magazine Archive

Man's genius for organization institutionalizes every aspect of thought and activity he takes under his control.

From The Family and it's Members by Anna Garlin Spencer

“Resurrectionists” – body snatchers – exhumed the recently buried, disproportionately targeting the poor, the institutionalized and those without family protection or the financial means to guard graves.

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

“It might actually be worse because there’s nothing institutionalized about any of this.”

From Salon May 19, 2026

Nothing about the very obvious messages here—about colonialism, religious fanaticism, institutionalized violence and the exploitation of native peoples—amounts to a news flash.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

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

In any society built on institutionalized racism, race-mixing doesn’t merely challenge the system as unjust, it reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

“The only question to my mind is what sort of deal Iran can work out in terms of monetizing and institutionalizing its control of the strait.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

Analysts suggest China’s move is noteworthy, institutionalizing its export control system.

From Barron's Oct. 9, 2025

“They’re still out there institutionalizing children with little to no oversight or regulation.”

From Salon Mar. 8, 2024

The White House, conscious of upcoming elections, wants to make the progress between South Korea and Japan hard to reverse by institutionalizing routine cooperation across the board.

From Reuters Aug. 18, 2023

The bantustan system had been conceived by Dr. H. F. Verwoerd, the minister of native affairs, as a way of muting international criticism of South African racial policies but at the same time institutionalizing apartheid.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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