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institute

[in-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈɪn stɪˌtut, -ˌtjut /




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Milei, who won election in 2023, took office amid promises to tame inflation and institute more market-friendly economic policies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"Ten years ago we made about six million vehicles a year and we've now stabilised at about four, 4.2 million," transport economist Thomas Puls of the IW economic institute in Cologne told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

Nobel Prize recipient Omar Yaghi is leaving his role at UC Berkeley to lead the development of a new artificial intelligence institute at Tsinghua University in Beijing, the Chinese university announced.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Asked for comment on the book, an MIT spokesman sent a statement pointing out that high percentages of the school’s Jews now say they’re happy and feel safe at the institute.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The woman had had a child, and her boyfriend did not want to marry her; she was seeking to institute an action against him.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Donnie's brain was one of about 2,000 that were taken for research by leading Berlin and Munich research institutes during World War Two, including those of children killed during the Holocaust.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Purchases or purchase orders by government-linked buyers — local governments, state-backed industrial parks, public research institutes, state-owned companies and government-funded demonstration projects — have soared.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

Whether civics institutes will support discourse across ideological lines or mimic the ideological conformity they decry remains to be seen.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

While the Getty Center remains closed to the public, Whalen said it will be “business as usual” for the staff of the museum, its conservation and research institutes and the Getty Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

After that night Met Bong institutes a new policy and we now take turns guarding the camp at night.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Qualcomm has also instituted a “show back” to various corporate departments—a way to show them “dollars tied to the token, so that people understand what their spend does,” Tinic said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Many tech giants have instituted layoffs as they decide they need fewer workers and more funding for AI.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

This is why the nation’s founders instituted religious freedom — they witnessed how Europe was torn apart by wars waged between different flavors of Christianity.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

He dared to write what everyone already knew — that the Fever had instituted a “strategic management plan” to limit Clark’s games in the wake of injuries that cost her most of last season.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

The bantustan system was nevertheless instituted; the voters had opposed it, but participated in it simply by voting.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The mayor continues to work with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on instituting a more targeted pied-à-terre tax, which would apply to second homes worth $5 million or more.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

The state government established what was called a “concurrency doctrine,” instituting strict requirements for infrastructure development—water, sewer, schooling—that had to be established before construction permits were granted.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has said the manufacturing powerhouse, the world's eighth-largest consumer of crude oil, is moving towards instituting fuel price caps to alleviate pressure on the country's energy supply.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

Presidents Gerald Ford and his successor Jimmy Carter took up the mantle of reform, instituting new norms and rules designed to rein in an out-of-control presidency.

From Salon Feb. 15, 2026

Truman tried to mollify his critics by instituting a new loyalty program for the federal government.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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