instate
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Orozco noted that there have been attempts in the past to instate a fee for asylum applications, including during Trump’s first term, but it was only around $50 and never ended up materializing.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2025
The backing from ValueAct and Blackwells arrives as Peltz’s hedge fund, Trian Fund Management, has escalated its campaign to instate Peltz as a board member, an effort backed by former Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Houston Astros know they are in for quite a fight to overtake their instate rival to win another AL West title.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
The agreement would instate a new group within the U.N. in charge of managing ocean conservation and require detailed environmental impact assessments for all new activities on the high seas, including tourism.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023
They expressed a cordial readiness to instate him in the position which his father had occupied.
From Alexander the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
A recent study from the University of California, San Diego found that action had the intended effect as teen vaping dropped in the years after local bans were instated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
More recently, Meta and Alphabet instated dividends in 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
In interviews with ABC News, Jamie Lynn said that the “Gimme More” artist was “erratic, paranoid” and “spiraling” when their parents instated Britney’s controversial 2008 conservatorship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Within hours of closing his deal in October, Musk fired both the chief legal officer and general counsel for Twitter and instated his personal lawyer Alex Spiro, to manage legal matters at the company.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2022
It is propped up in the seat of authority and duly instated in power.
From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 by Ambrose Bierce
Its parliament has now voted in favour of instating military service on a voluntary basis.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
He also thinks that companies are starting to move away from merely encouraging their workers to return, instating harder mandates instead.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
He also said his staff recommended waiting until Monday rather than immediately instating the ban.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021
When Newsom signed the executive order instating the moratorium on death penalty executions, he said, "We cannot advance the death penalty in an effort to soften the blow of what happens to these victims."
From Fox News ● Sep. 5, 2021
She said the city cut water use during the drought by installing water meters that could enforce water restrictions, instating tariffs, and creating targeted campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
