institution
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This isn’t just a late-night comedy variety show, and it’s not enough to deem it a major cultural institution, either.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
The once-popular institution dates back to 1935, when it was a Depression-era cafeteria and kitschy oasis that sold as many as 15,000 meals a day when Broadway was the city’s entertainment hub.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
But it is worth noting the influencers and pundits driving this trend tend to have a stronger affinity for the institution than the more casual cradle Catholics.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
As the park marks its 60th anniversary, the 8th Marquess - Ceawlin Thynn - said his grandfather would be "proud" the attraction has become a national institution.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The long and short of it is, it was an institution, and institutions are governed by expediency.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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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