installs

present tense third-person singular of install
1
as in inaugurates
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies installed her as the new principal of the high school

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2
as in lodges
to establish or place comfortably or snugly installed herself in an easy chair by the fireplace and remained there for the rest of the afternoon

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Recent Examples of installs Will benefit if new OC Sean Mannion indeed installs more routes for running backs. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Rivian installs silver brake calipers on its dual-motor electric vehicles, while tri-motor variants get yellow. Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 22 July 2026 The update downloads and installs automatically within about 30 minutes. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 To create this upper deck, Westfalia installs what appears from outside to be a half-length roof rack in front of the pop-up. New Atlas, 15 July 2026 Seventy feet above our heads was a steel rigging grid that can hold 221 tons of screens, robotics, and acrobats, elements that Romain’s team installs each day from scratch. Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026 One of those businesses is Magrest, a company that designs, manufactures, and installs storefront fixtures. Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 Plus, the Missouri and Kansas sides of Kansas City are linked anew by a redevelopment of the Rock Island Bridge that installs food outlets and public spaces on a historic former railroad crossing. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 The city installs all these bike lanes but neglects to enforce rules and regulations on the users. Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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  • Welcome to the wild world of casting non-professional actors, a practice that is in the spotlight this year as the Academy inaugurates the casting Oscar.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, on Monday.
    Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
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  • And the third line of defense is the military bases that lodges Division 96.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • While Xugana was one of the first Delta lodges to open in 1974 as part of the Desert & Delta portfolio, in 2025, the property unveiled a complete rebuild.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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  • The Hall of Fame inducts its four newest members, constituting the Class of 2024, at its annual ceremony held in Cooperstown, NY.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
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  • The Shelter Island porch stretches the entire width of the house, which nestles in a grove of trees about 250 feet from the shore.
    Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Lech nestles along the eponymous river, tucked in amongst Austria’s westernmost mountains.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
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  • Goldman Sachs initiates Excelerate Energy as buy Goldman says the company is a beneficiary of LNG prices.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 16 July 2026
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  • Head to Stoos, which perches on a plateau at the base of the Fronalpstock in central Switzerland.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
  • Live streams from entertainment events like the Grammys or Golden Globes aren’t typically perches for controversy, but, says Anthony McCartney, AP’s entertainment and lifestyles editor, celebrities will sometimes be asked to weigh in on recent headlines.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
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  • The same priest from earlier baptizes her, and the video ends with Perry sitting upright in the baptismal bath, silently staring ahead.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
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  • Busch Gardens, SeaWorld and Sesame Place parks The following United Parks & Resorts theme parks have a zero-change fee policy for guests wanting to reschedule park visits.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025

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“Installs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installs. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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