institution
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Major global banks have signed on to help structure the institution, and its backers plan to have it operational by the end of the year.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
"Safeguarding is for the protection of vulnerable people, and that's the most important thing within any institution and especially within a church," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
But he quit the institution last year amid a bitter governance dispute with its chairperson.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
In 2001, when St. Michael’s wanted to borrow $9 million to build a new dormitory, Moody’s told prospective lenders that the institution was creditworthy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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
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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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