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“Companies had instituted hiring freezes or were not backfilling vacated positions,” said Steve Miller, chief of the ISM services survey.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Rev Bruce said the church had instituted a response line, because "we want people to get in touch with their stories".

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

In a statement, the district said it had instituted “meaningful steps ... with the goal of preventing future incidents from going undetected or unreported.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

The city had instituted a 60-day limit for shelter stays, but pushed the first batch of notices off to next week because of the weather.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

His Holiness added that he would have pronounced their deprivation but from respect to the royal decree which had instituted them in their office, but he revoked the authorization which he had given.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio