The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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He also wants individual institutions that benefited from the slave trade to be held accountable and pay compensation.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The findings come from a new Nature study involving 15 biomedical research institutions across the United States.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Benaissa said the mass crossing by such people was a "deeper sign of a crisis of confidence in the future" and in "the ability of institutions to guarantee adequate social protection and equal opportunity".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Such institutions were created to provide higher education to disenfranchised African Americans, who were otherwise prohibited from attending most colleges.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Obviously, part of the answer depends on differences in human institutions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
