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institutional

[in-sti-too-shuh-nl, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nl, -ˈtyu- /


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The proceeds from stocks gave pension and insurance managers much-needed cash, but it also lowered institutional equity allocations.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

And yet even if this dispute was over lofty principles of judicial supremacy and institutional regard, the court’s later conduct gave the game away.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Retail investors often end up in higher-cost mutual funds, whereas RIAs can access institutional versions of the same funds — same managers, same strategy — with lower expense ratios.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Other institutional players also threw in their support.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Mental health advocates and lawyers succeeded in winning a series of Supreme Court cases that forced states to transfer institutional residents to community programs.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson



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