instituted
Example Sentences
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He noted that the $100 price hikes on newer and earlier-generation phones came in below the $150 to $200 increases on iPad and MacBooks instituted this summer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Johnson has apparently instituted a number of USA-style flourishes into the program.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
The closest any has come to clarity may be Walmart, whose top executives told investors in May that they had instituted price “rollbacks” on 7,200 items, 20% more than last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The victory galvanized American forces, who instituted a naval blockade that resulted in a debilitating food shortage in Tripoli.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
He maintained sagely that there is always a trade-off involved in the adoption of any policy, and that if daylight saving time were instituted, curtains and other fabrics would fade more quickly.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
