instituted
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When spending cuts were instituted in summer of 2025—as business was still booming—executives in other parts of the business blamed the private-wealth division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Both Florida and Alabama instituted mandatory evacuations due to the storm.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
City officials say they’ve already instituted hiring freezes, cut overtime spending and deferred capital projects, among other steps, to try to pre-emptively control costs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
“We contacted the offending students’ families and instituted consequences, and are working to educate the students about the impact of their actions,” Holdren said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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