instituted

Example Sentences

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Infighting between Westminster council members persisted even as recently instituted rules on agenda-setting and speaking time limits took full effect.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He instituted one of the biggest changes in Apple’s history: a buyback program that has recycled hundreds of billions of dollars of profits into company stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

He has instituted quarterly calls with the CEOs of big defense companies, pushing them to invest to accelerate production of weapons and military gear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In Myanmar, prices at the petrol pump have jumped and the junta has instituted fuel-saving measures, including alternate day bans on private vehicles, based on odd- or even-numbered licence plates.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Therefore, as I have said, a new prince in a new principality has always instituted an army, and the history books are filled with such examples.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli