instal
Americanverb (used with object)
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While the problem is particularly pronounced in the countryside, where carriers have few financial incentives to instal new transmission stations, even in the cities businesses aren’t seeing the cellphone coverage they want.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
Rather than have individual women toll takers fend for themselves, simply instal cameras and a sign saying you are being watched and recorded by Port Authority Security.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2016
This led me to instal a studio with all kinds of sound toys in my second home in Santa Fe, which is like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2016
Ireson said the number of people who chose to instal DAB when it was offered as an option was in the single figures, in percentage terms.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2012
Nicholas II. died in 1063; and to elect and instal his successor Alexander II. the imperial consent was in no way sought for.
From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou
Every two weeks, researchers collected air samples through thin tubes installed beneath the ground and analyzed them in a laboratory.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
They bought an expensive mattress, installed a new stove and work station and fully stocked the kitchen with dishes and appliances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The court order, obtained after Jeanie’s older brothers Jimmy and Johnny Buss tried to oust her from the organization, installed Janie and Joey as co-trustees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
CalMac immediately suspended the use of LNG until the failsafe systems were installed, and for operational reasons the ship has not run on gas since the incident.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Our rooms aren’t done either,” Alyx said, “but Dad and Ollie installed new floors and painted the walls, so it’s not as bad as downstairs.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
The complaint said the prompts indicate Alfozan was “interested in building, customizing, installing, audio recording, testing, obfuscating, and remote accessing, among other things, a surreptitious audio listening and recording device.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Thousands of Russian workers have spent years building and installing equipment, with a residential complex, shops and restaurants springing up around them.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
There are a couple of understandable reasons older people put off installing a stairlift.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The city will also provide $1 million to help smaller religious institutions improve security by installing locks, shatterproof glass and metal-detector wands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Another time, he saw him installing hidden surveillance cameras.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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