institutionally
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Supreme Court historically used Asian Americans’ supposedly implacable foreignness to justify greater, institutionally enforced apartness.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
The world’s middle powers must actively choose how they anchor themselves — strategically, financially, and institutionally.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
In 2021 Blue Whale closed after the year in the dark we’d all had, leaving jazz in the city barren and institutionally driven.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
A spokesman for Sir Keir Starmer said the prime minister did not believe the BBC was "institutionally biased".
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
Sociologist Devah Pager explains that those sent to prison “are institutionally branded as a particular class of individuals” with major implications for their place and status in society.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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