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instate

[in-stayt] / ɪnˈsteɪt /


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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

Dr. Paul Winston, a physiatrist in British Columbia, said on one hand that leads to some tension because hospitals don't have a choice on whether to instate a mask policy or not.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2023

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

Swinney said he expected Maye would end up with the Tar Heels as an instate product.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

Alternatively, the state can instate an efficient court system, aided by active law enforcement agencies.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin

More recently, Meta and Alphabet instated dividends in 2024.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026

South Korea instated restrictions on driving for gas-powered vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 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

PIRG, told me that, with the right to repair instated, families tend to save about $382 a year off that sum.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023

And the panel, be it known unto all whom it concerns, is installed and instated into all the rights, privileges, etc., that belong to the name, title, and designation of wife.

From The Letters of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

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




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