instituted
Example Sentences
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Since Xue instituted the official policy, and particularly since he made the notice more prominent at the top of the menu, the number of incidents “has fallen considerably to basically zero,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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
The original profitability and IPO seasoning guardrails were instituted after the 2000 dot-com bubble crash, when hot but unprofitable IPOs burned investors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
The employment index contracted for the third consecutive month, as companies instituted hiring freezes or did not backfill positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
An inmate-grievance system had been instituted after the Attica riot; Sing Sing inmates typically filed about twenty-five grievances a week against the administration, but recently that number had gone as high as seventy-five.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
