as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday
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For example, her business instated a rule that no employee can take vacation within the first three months of their employment.
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Janine Schindler, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
See you on the other side, once you’ve officially been instated as the star of the new season!
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
The third suspect was seen running through an apartment complex near the shopping center, and authorities instated a shelter-in-place order, believing the suspect could have a gun.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
Texas politicians have been pressuring the Biden administration to take more decisive action to make Mexico deliver, including instating sanctions.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 27 June 2024
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Janine Schindler, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
See you on the other side, once you’ve officially been instated as the star of the new season!
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024
The third suspect was seen running through an apartment complex near the shopping center, and authorities instated a shelter-in-place order, believing the suspect could have a gun.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
Texas politicians have been pressuring the Biden administration to take more decisive action to make Mexico deliver, including instating sanctions.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 27 June 2024
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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force between July 2023 and this June inducted more than 70 J-20s, bringing the force’s operational fleet up to approximately 195, according to a Janes report published earlier this year.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 1997, Clinton, along with fifteen other Parliament-Funkadelic members, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and later received Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The winner of the 2024 presidential election will be inaugurated at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, during the inauguration ceremony.Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Continuing with this theme, the event was inaugurated by Amanda Mille and Tilly Harrison, Managing Director of Richard Mille Middle East and Turkey.Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Within hours in office, Trump would also overtake the Justice Department and install an Acting Attorney General who would fire Special Counsel Jack Smith, the prosecutor who indicted Trump for willfully mishandling classified information and conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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During the latest mission, the crew completed a number of tasks, including conducting two spacewalks to install space debris protection devices for Tiangong.Newsweek, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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While patrolling the area, officers found the SUV and initiated a pursuit.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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JPMorgan initiates Upstream Bio as overweight JPMorgan says the biotech company is well positioned.Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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