instituted

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He dared to write what everyone already knew — that the Fever had instituted a “strategic management plan” to limit Clark’s games in the wake of injuries that cost her most of last season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The original profitability and IPO seasoning guardrails were instituted after the 2000 dot-com bubble crash, when hot but unprofitable IPOs burned investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“Companies had instituted hiring freezes or were not backfilling vacated positions,” said Steve Miller, chief of the ISM services survey.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

So I kicked the dog out, and the tenant, and instituted a new policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

He was followed in power by a succession of other leaders, none of whom instituted policies aimed at bringing about meaningful change.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler