institutional
adjective
in·sti·tu·tion·al
ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nəl 
1
: of or relating to an institution
institutional knowledge
2
: characteristic of or appropriate to institutions
bland institutional cooking
institutional green walls
institutionally
adverb
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That kind of disproportional spending is enabled by the institutional inequality.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Such invective, coming from a saboteur with firsthand experience of institutional prudishness, put DeGenevieve in a paradoxical position: that of a professor who, because she was tenured, had the luxury of deriding her own ivory tower.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Nvidia , in particular, has failed to attract institutional buyers — even after tumbling more than 15% this week — though small investors have swooped in.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Some observers complain the Vucic government’s failure to act and provide clear answers to the public is endemic of Serbia’s core institutional corruption.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Such invective, coming from a saboteur with firsthand experience of institutional prudishness, put DeGenevieve in a paradoxical position: that of a professor who, because she was tenured, had the luxury of deriding her own ivory tower.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Nvidia , in particular, has failed to attract institutional buyers — even after tumbling more than 15% this week — though small investors have swooped in.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Some observers complain the Vucic government’s failure to act and provide clear answers to the public is endemic of Serbia’s core institutional corruption.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Institutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/institutional. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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