institution
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Lee then set the new season of “Beef,” about a fight that escalates to absurd degrees, at a similar institution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
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
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the BBC, "like every institution", has to make "difficult decisions".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
But it has never come under the domination of any outside institution or governmental agency, nor has it ever been told what to do by any outside group.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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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