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institution

[in-sti-too-shuhn, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtju- /


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We routinely use the phrase "the university" to describe the activities of an institution.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

But an institution that overrides a noisy signal has taken on an obligation to produce better ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 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

I hadn’t come so far with you to risk having strangers snatch you away and lock you in an institution forever.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

“The place to start is with a process for building the right institutions before the disruption forces governments into crisis mode,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

But following January clashes that saw the Kurds lose large chunks of territory to government troops, the two sides signed a deal to integrate Kurdish military and civilian institutions into the state.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Researchers at Stanford Medicine and collaborating institutions have now developed a strategy aimed at overcoming those obstacles.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Is the U.S. willing to climb the sanctions ladder, proceeding from those small refineries to target the Chinese state-owned banks and other institutions that sustain them?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

All these Ivy League institutions had fencing teams.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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