- a variation of install.
instal
Americanverb (used with object)
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Now they were being punished for it with threats of prosecution for failure to instal septic systems.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2021
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
The priest’s cap or biretta was sometimes employed to instal him in a chaplainry or benefice.
From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various
Although the reservoir can be accessed via public footpaths, the owners installed barriers to prevent people from walking on the dam face, but these have been removed by trespassers.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Last year, more than 90% of the battery-storage systems installed in the U.S. used Chinese cells, according to Benchmark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The waves were recorded by ocean bottom seismometers positioned around the plateau and by instruments installed on nearby oceanic islands.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
That said, Cinemark reportedly installed Imax 70mm projectors at three of its theaters ahead of “The Odyssey’s” release, and there are 11 more theaters projecting “The Odyssey” in Imax 70mm than there were for “Oppenheimer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He installed a buzzer near the top of the stairs—loud enough to be heard all over the house but not outside.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The landscape architects contracted by MetroLoft to design the courtyard recommended installing additional drainage there during construction, according to the lawsuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
After installing it by his house in Herne Hill, Thorpe received a notice from Southwark Council describing it as "unauthorised building works" that were illegal without planning permission.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Since then, emergency work has consisted of installing temporary shoring and reinforcement beams, the mayor explained.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Officials in Hobart do their best to prepare for Neil’s flop-abouts by setting up traffic cones, installing roadside bollards and fenced-off areas.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
He would go back to the key pound, spend his evenings installing little sash windows in little wooden houses.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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