instituted

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This is why the nation’s founders instituted religious freedom — they witnessed how Europe was torn apart by wars waged between different flavors of Christianity.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

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

The employment index contracted for the third consecutive month, as companies instituted hiring freezes or did not backfill positions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

He instituted a regime of “compartmentalization” in which physicists working on one aspect of fission were denied access to research on different aspects, even if they might be relevant to their own.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik