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Elizabeth Cady Stanton is generally credited with instituting the women's-rights movement in 1848
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Recent Examples of instituting
Passed as part of the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, the federal government is now instituting strict price controls on prescription drugs accessed through Medicare.
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Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
The commission’s principal assignment was to draft a state-of-the-art overview of international communication flows and to examine the desirability and feasibility of instituting a new global order as requested by the nonaligned developing countries.
—Stijn Joye, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Wednesday is Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O'Connor's 100th day in office, and by all accounts, he's hit the ground running, facing challenges like a budget gap and January's snowstorm while instituting new initiatives to grow the city.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
But the state law prevents local governments from instituting a ban on cigars.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
By Monday, the president was instituting a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for ships coming and going from Iranian ports, an action that might hurt Iran and its allies but would also not lower prices for Americans.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2026
The proposal comes weeks after the Postal Service proposed instituting an 8% fuel surcharge for package and express mail deliveries to help offset rising fuel costs amid the Iran war on top of its dire financial situation.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
While Chicago is at no imminent risk of instituting Johnson’s jobs tax following the City Council’s adamant rejection, Springfield ought to make the possibility of a later revival of that policy a dead letter.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump signed an order instituting the levy on Thursday.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
The commission’s principal assignment was to draft a state-of-the-art overview of international communication flows and to examine the desirability and feasibility of instituting a new global order as requested by the nonaligned developing countries.
—Stijn Joye, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Wednesday is Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O'Connor's 100th day in office, and by all accounts, he's hit the ground running, facing challenges like a budget gap and January's snowstorm while instituting new initiatives to grow the city.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
But the state law prevents local governments from instituting a ban on cigars.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
By Monday, the president was instituting a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for ships coming and going from Iranian ports, an action that might hurt Iran and its allies but would also not lower prices for Americans.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2026
The proposal comes weeks after the Postal Service proposed instituting an 8% fuel surcharge for package and express mail deliveries to help offset rising fuel costs amid the Iran war on top of its dire financial situation.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
While Chicago is at no imminent risk of instituting Johnson’s jobs tax following the City Council’s adamant rejection, Springfield ought to make the possibility of a later revival of that policy a dead letter.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Trump signed an order instituting the levy on Thursday.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instituting
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Disaster relief protections include a waiver of a one-time activation fee for establishing remote call forwarding.—
Cox Communications,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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China is Thailand's biggest trading partner, and the two countries celebrated their 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations last year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Equally troubling was the failure to build an international coalition before initiating hostilities.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The bank is initiating coverage the stock with a buy rating.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jamie Kalven is founding executive director of the Invisible Institute, which was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes in 2024.—
Jamie Kalven,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Critics called the astronomical price out of touch, while resurfaced allegations against founding chef René Redzepi sparked protests.—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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One of the greatest privileges of being in the book business, according to Fitzgerald, is still introducing fellow readers to new material—and the staff picks are as diverse as the bookstore’s clientele.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, Vietnam’s civil aviation authority proposed introducing a fuel surcharge mechanism for domestic flights to help airlines cope with the rising costs.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Altman pitched the conversion as critical to securing the vast amount of funding OpenAI needs to fulfill its mission of creating artificial general intelligence — or AGI — that will benefit humanity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 2015, Musk, Altman, Greg Brockman, and a handful of others cofounded OpenAI as a nonprofit with the mission of creating AI for the benefit of humanity.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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The company is led by partners Mónica Trigo, a longtime international consultant and festival curator, and Javier Fernández, formerly of Blood Window, Ventana Sur’s pioneering genre platform.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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The device was designed and made by a pioneering climate technology startup in Berkeley.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, is launching its own prediction market called Truth Predict.—
Gary D. Robertson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Since launching its first contract in 2021, Kalshi has grown rapidly, with event contracts totaling $52 billion as of March 2026.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Instituting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instituting. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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