institution
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Black academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, was found dead Friday, the prestigious British institution confirmed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
“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
The core of the disagreement in the debate of 1790 revolved around different versions of what has come to be called America’s “original intentions,” more specifically what the Revolution meant for the institution of slavery.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
He also wants individual institutions that benefited from the slave trade to be held accountable and pay compensation.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The findings come from a new Nature study involving 15 biomedical research institutions across the United States.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Benaissa said the mass crossing by such people was a "deeper sign of a crisis of confidence in the future" and in "the ability of institutions to guarantee adequate social protection and equal opportunity".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Shadow communities secretary Sir James Cleverly said he was angered by the "tragic" death and said "a number of people at a number of academic institutions have serious questions to answer".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
And it matters very little what one does or foresees, since if one does not separate or scatter the inhabitants, they will not forget that name or those institutions.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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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