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Institutes
Institutesplural nounan introduction to legal study in ancient Rome, compiled by order of Justinian and divided into four books forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis
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institutes
institutesplural nouna digest or summary, esp of laws
Institutes
1 Britishplural noun
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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
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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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The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, provided more than $12 million in funding.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
One in three Americans with health insurance has medical debt, and as of 2024, 21 percent of all medical debt was overdue, according to the National Institutes of Health.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
The National Institutes of Health will coordinate the contribution of relevant datasets from more than $500 million in prior federal investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
To make that possible, Eyquem and collaborators from the Gladstone Institutes, Duke University, and Innovative Genomics Institute developed a system based on two different particles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
They’re stored at military facilities, the FBI, and the National Institutes of Health.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Leading economic institutes recently doubled their growth forecast for this year to 1.3 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
This week, leading economic institutes raised the country's growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027 above 1% while illegal entries into Germany – and Europe – are down year on year.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The company told me that it’s “pleased with the analysis” and added, “we regularly provide data to credible and verified third-party research firms and institutes to ensure accuracy and factual representation in any public reporting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The league institutes certain “max” salaries —collectively bargained with the players’ union—ensuring that teams are on a roughly level playing field as they court players and build rosters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
After that night Met Bong institutes a new policy and we now take turns guarding the camp at night.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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