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make official

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institutionalize
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Instead, I would replace all of the recent committee reports and neutrality pledges with something like this: “The university or its departments should make official statements only when doing so advances their mission.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

In the meantime, the new council is not able to govern or make official decisions until the matter is resolved.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2024

But because of COVID, he could not make official visits.

From Seattle Times Aug. 15, 2023

The annual peace message is sent to heads of state and international organisations, and the pope gives a signed copy to leaders who make official visits to him at the Vatican during the upcoming year.

From Reuters Jan. 1, 2022

For years, we had been able to talk for hours a day; now we had to make official requests and appointments, and our conversations were monitored.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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