institution
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The institution was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1800 to promote economic recovery after the revolution.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The civics program at UNC isn’t the only such emerging institution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Since its inception, Cinespia has become a beloved Los Angeles institution.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Some officials and advisers point to Downing Street itself, as an institution, saying it is woefully ill-equipped and understaffed to run a modern government.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Her adoptive father was schizophrenic and for a time lived at Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry, a sprawling mental institution that was later closed by court order because it inhumanely “warehoused” its patients.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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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