an introduction to legal study in ancient Rome, compiled by order of Justinian and divided into four books forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis
short for Institutes of the Christian Religion , the book by Calvin, completed in 1536 and constituting the basic statement of the Reformed faith, that repudiates papal authority and postulates the doctrines of justification by faith alone and predestination
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Heat waves, including this one, are a special risk to those over 65, warns the National Institutes of Health.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
In April—as in, two months before the president’s 80th birthday—a clinician at the National Institutes of Health submitted an unusual “compassionate use” request to the Food and Drug Administration on behalf of a 79-year-old man.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
According to the National Institutes of Health, about 6,000 babies are born in the U.S. each year with the condition, affecting about 1 out of every 700 babies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The work was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
He was followed by the Spanish-born Quintilian, who wrote the magnificently punchy and pragmatic Institutes of Oratory—looking wistfully back to the master—in the first century ad.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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