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Companies across the board, beyond the shipping companies themselves, have instituted fuel surcharges.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

However, Italy and the US states of Alabama and Florida have instituted bans.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

The directive — which would have instituted registration offices in Michigan Veterans Affairs, Worker’s Disability Compensation Agency and U.S.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024

Elsewhere, individual school districts or schools have instituted policies on their own.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

The Ladies who have instituted this scheme desire not to be named; and those who are the principal agents for putting it in execution, join in the same wish.

From Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy by Burney, Fanny