as in inaugurates
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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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 -
In theory, this transition inaugurates a chapter of enfranchisement, but in the next scene the Senegalese businessmen are in suits, and the white men return with briefcases full of money as bribes.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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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 contract establishes minimum wage rates for daily and weekly work and inducts intimacy coordinators into the union health and pension plans.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Dec. 2025
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JPMorgan initiates Customers Bancorp as overweight JPMorgan says the regional bank is well positioned for growth.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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The attack bypasses many standard malware protections because the user initiates it.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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More While China installs robots in factories at a much faster pace than the US, their bots haven’t yet gotten a significant foothold in the American manufacturing ecosystem.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Moravec's team installs alarms that specifically combat this tactic.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Instates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instates. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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