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institution

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


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Such tendentious reasoning weakens what is otherwise a powerful record of an institution that was more dynamic and resilient than history suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet while the justices care not a fig for coddling the president, they do have a deep interest in the reputation of their own institution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The receiving bank will usually treat it as “new money” because it’s coming from another financial institution.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The risk that actually keeps him up at night, he said, is a cyberattack on a large financial institution, something the Fed has never faced and cannot fully model in advance.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“And so you shall, like an angel as you are!” cried Laurie, resolving, with a glow of philanthropic zeal, to found and endow an institution for the express benefit of young women with artistic tendencies.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott