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Additionally, the law includes sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, senior figures within the Russian government as well as banks and other financial institutions and Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers used to circumvent existing sanctions.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Investors submitted $2.77 in bids for every $1 of bonds available, while indirect bidders, a category that includes foreign institutions, absorbed more than 80% of the offering.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Still, Kim acknowledged that trust in education has fallen, though he said that trust in American institutions “across the board has been declining.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
"Most of them have had their employers and higher education institutions take adverse actions against them, including being placed on leave."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
What did worry him to no end was the ominous fit between Burr’s political skills and the opportunities for mischief so clearly available in a nation whose laws and institutions were still congealing.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
