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organizations

noun

plural of organization

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a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest an organization of people devoted to promoting world peace

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Recent Examples of organizations However, messaging from organizations and informal networks involved in the protests suggests that demonstrators intend to return to the streets during the weekend. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026 The grant pays for the organizations to train staff in exercise oncology, to develop or expand programs to help those who have had, or survived cancer. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Governors and health departments should give multiyear grants, during and in between outbreaks, to community organizations for door-to-door canvassing, education, and mobile outreach. — Raj Panjabi, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026 Effective Immediately, all organizations using PHP for their systems are advised to be prepared for an update addressing two critical vulnerabilities. — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 Save the Rhino Namibia, with support from Namibia’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism as well as other organizations, has long led the conservation efforts for wild black rhinos in northwestern Namibia. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 True but needs context Kansas received $221 million during the first year of the program, which was distributed to 39 organizations across the state. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 But the news organizations pushed back against those summons, and the Justice Department withdrew them. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 But in many organizations, monitoring that work falls to managers, turning them into part-time AI accountants. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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Rubio has argued that before holding new elections, Venezuela must stabilize its economy and rebuild its institutions, including its courts and electoral council.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Observers say that Yotova’s victory would keep the presidency in the hands of the ruling majority, and such concentration of power could prevent institutions maintaining effective checks and balances on policy decisions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of institutions

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Finding a local event hosted by over 13 country associations from the Nordics and Baltics to Croatia, Japan, and Australia and joining a group walk with an INWA instructor.

— Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Pursuit recruits through the New York City Housing Authority, the public library system, local labor departments and community groups, and plans to add small business associations.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of associations

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However, like many other coastal societies shaped by the migration and economics of Atlantic cod, Lofoten has been no stranger to ecosystem pressures over the decades, from shifting migration patterns to offshore fishing fleets.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
These societies still fear China and North Korea and still depend on the United States.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of societies

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The company’s facilities include kindergartens, schools and technical training institutes, with more on the way.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Zhou Bowen, the director and chief scientist at Shanghai AI Lab, one of the country’s leading AI research institutes, has similarly argued that AI models need robotics to understand the physical world.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of institutes

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Officers with the West Virginia University Police Department served search warrants at the Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternities, police said on Tuesday.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Earlier this month, the administration suspended activities for 21 fraternities amid reports of assault, hazing and drug- and alcohol-related behavior.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fraternities

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The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026

Definition of brotherhoods

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Democratic groups are spending a lot on Turek as well, identifying his race as a top pickup opportunity in a cycle where Democrats need to net four Senate seats to retake the majority.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The Marshall and Hamilton campaigns and the outside groups spending big to influence the race have attempted to define the candidates for voters in vitriolic attack ads.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of groups

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Kansas has emerged as an unlikely battleground in a turbulent midterm election year for Republicans, who are striving to hold onto slim majorities in both chambers of Congress.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, there's just under a 10% chance that Republicans sweep both chambers, and a 29% chance Democrats win the House while the GOP maintains its majority in the Senate.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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