- a variation of install.
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
Oh, father, I’ll instal myself; or Sissie there will; or old Kate; or Branson, the keeper, will instal me.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Gordon Stables
Aboard the popemobile, the smiling pontiff blessed several babies and waved to worshippers, as he made his way from the Arc de Triomphe to Place de la Concorde, where a giant white canopy was installed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The team also regularly identifies missing or incorrectly installed weep vents - which are installed in exterior walls to let moisture escape.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The city is also trying other tools; speed cameras are being installed, and tickets will go out this fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
After the French ousted Faisal in 1920, the British installed him as the king of Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Beneath Powers's seat, engineers had also installed an explosive charge.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
And while optical networks can carry data at – almost - the speed of light, installing and maintaining them will still proceed at human speed.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
If water collects in certain spots, or if your crawl space is consistently damp, consider installing a sump pump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Mirabelle handles more of the visual aspects, like installing shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Developing the framework and installing its first model required months of work.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Her parents had insisted on installing a phone in her flat, as if they did not hear her say that she would practically be living with Odenigbo.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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