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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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Then the camera cut to Willie Nelson singing along beside Bryan Cranston, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Francis Collins, who was then the director of the National Institutes of Health.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
In 2018, Lu became one of hundreds of scientists investigated by the National Institutes of Health over alleged undisclosed ties with China.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Kennedy described Makary, along with Oz and National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, as “friends” who stayed in each other’s homes and vacationed together, in a Fox News interview last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The state counterpart to the National Institutes of Health would fund grants and programs for research in biomedicine, climate, wildfire, and infectious disease, among other areas.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Dr. Zamborska’s research is funded by the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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