- present participle of institute.
instituting
Example Sentences
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The White House has stopped short of instituting mandatory regulations, instead calling prerelease testing voluntary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
On top of that, he pointed out that Micron has been instituting long-term agreements, which lock in contracts with customers to sell capacity in advance and can limit volatility down the road.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The state government established what was called a “concurrency doctrine,” instituting strict requirements for infrastructure development—water, sewer, schooling—that had to be established before construction permits were granted.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has said the manufacturing powerhouse, the world's eighth-largest consumer of crude oil, is moving towards instituting fuel price caps to alleviate pressure on the country's energy supply.
From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026
Once it was gone, he was glad to be rid of it, for he had been troubled from the start by the danger of instituting the plan without first checking it out with Colonel Korn.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
