instituted

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Infighting between Westminster council members persisted even as recently instituted rules on agenda-setting and speaking time limits took full effect.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Denver, Colo., prohibits self-storage facilities near light-rail stations, where officials are hoping for new housing, while Providence, R.I., instituted a city-wide moratorium in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In Myanmar, prices at the petrol pump have jumped and the junta has instituted fuel-saving measures, including alternate day bans on private vehicles, based on odd- or even-numbered licence plates.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In an attempt to keep inflation low, then-President Richard Nixon instituted rationing.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

And with the new departments were often instituted ‘community action’ programs.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez