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institution

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


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Black academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, was found dead Friday, the prestigious British institution confirmed.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

For many 18-year-olds, college is the first large institution they experience independently from their families.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The case stemmed from a broader legal dispute over the renaming of the cultural institution, which US law designates as a memorial to President John F Kennedy.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The institution is looking to supply Colombian earthquake victims with antibiotics and wound care packages and to equip paramedics with surgical equipment and field medic packs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

I should have known the theatre would prove to be as heartless and harsh as any other institution.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

The findings come from a new Nature study involving 15 biomedical research institutions across the United States.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The demand for formal apologies, debt relief and financial compensation from nations and institutions that benefited from slavery has become increasingly forceful.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

However, early reports indicate more than 150 houses had been severely damaged, as well as dozens of educational institutions, a number of healthcare facilities, places of worship, offices, and several other public facilities.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Benaissa said the mass crossing by such people was a "deeper sign of a crisis of confidence in the future" and in "the ability of institutions to guarantee adequate social protection and equal opportunity".

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

What looks like a brute fact—the distance a body falls in a certain period of time—turns out to be in part dependent on language and institutions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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