Example Sentences

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Morgan’s weekly report on retail trading shows what noninstitutional investors are actually buying.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Sabel’s tool relies on just two indicators—authors who use private, noninstitutional email addresses, and those who list an affiliation with a hospital.

From Science Magazine • May 9, 2023

“We designed these varied learning environments to be as noninstitutional as possible in order to rethink how Indigenous students can learn in noncolonial settings,” Mr. Cornelius said.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

Well, there is a civilian noninstitutional population of 254.1 million people, and 159.7 million are in the labor force.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2017

About one-third of its shares are held by ordinary, noninstitutional investors—nearly double the rate for the median company in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, according to data from Thomson Reuters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 4, 2012