The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Linkages between financial institutions, derivatives, securitization and market structures create multiple paths that will rapidly transmit shocks, making it difficult to quarantine problems.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
"The work being made by Bristol-based disabled artists is going all around the world," she said, thanks to "fearless" cultural institutions.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Later renamed the Sveriges Riksbank, it considers itself the world’s oldest central bank—predating other venerable institutions such as the Bank of England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Diane Wolfe said she is approaching institutions but declined to identify them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Cantor was in and out of mental institutions for the remainder of his life, and he died in the mental hospital at Halle in 1918.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
