instated; instating; instates
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the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday
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But the suspension only lasted a matter of days, amid much criticism and calls for Kimmel to be re-instated.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Apr. 2026
Other parts of North Carolina are also instating drought restrictions, including in the Raleigh area.
—Eva Flowe
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Perhaps a better alternative would have been instating a more general Old Hollywood dress code, rather than pointing to two specific, but very different, decades.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
The manufacturer still needs the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval for further Max increases beyond 42 per month, a requirement the regulator instated after a near-catastrophic midair blowout of a panel in January 2024.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Apr. 2026
Other parts of North Carolina are also instating drought restrictions, including in the Raleigh area.
—Eva Flowe
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Perhaps a better alternative would have been instating a more general Old Hollywood dress code, rather than pointing to two specific, but very different, decades.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
The manufacturer still needs the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval for further Max increases beyond 42 per month, a requirement the regulator instated after a near-catastrophic midair blowout of a panel in January 2024.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instate. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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