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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
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
State: It’s a rematch of last year’s instate Atlantic Division thriller when No. 10 Wake Forest visits Raleigh on Nov. 5.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
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
Many employees didn’t share Cook’s appreciation of in-person meetings, as evidenced by widespread pushback to the company’s return-to-office policies instated in 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
But when her daughters said they would be rooting for Kansas City on Sunday, Tumath and her husband instated a no-Swift-song rule in the house — at least for a few days.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Kaiser Santa Rosa recently instated a mask requirement for healthcare employees due to the rise in local coronavirus transmission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
He was dark, dashing, and individual as ever, but for some reason or other was relieved of his command after the battle, and Griffin was instated in his place.
From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by George Alfred Townsend
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
