instated; instating; instates
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the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday
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Altman returned to his role just days after his removal and a new board was instated.
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
But the suspension only lasted a matter of days, amid much criticism and calls for Kimmel to be re-instated.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Apr. 2026
Other parts of North Carolina are also instating drought restrictions, including in the Raleigh area.
—Eva Flowe
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Perhaps a better alternative would have been instating a more general Old Hollywood dress code, rather than pointing to two specific, but very different, decades.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
But the suspension only lasted a matter of days, amid much criticism and calls for Kimmel to be re-instated.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Apr. 2026
Other parts of North Carolina are also instating drought restrictions, including in the Raleigh area.
—Eva Flowe
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Perhaps a better alternative would have been instating a more general Old Hollywood dress code, rather than pointing to two specific, but very different, decades.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instate. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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