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
He'll ask no obol, but instal you there On Styx's further bank without a fare.
From To Your Dog and To My Dog by Kinnicutt, Lincoln Newton
The new structure is expected to be installed early next year, according to the authority.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Bike lanes installed on his street last October slashed parking and, he said, drastically cut into his business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“A track-mounted passenger seat assembly that is installed incorrectly can disengage from the seat tracks if there is an increased load, turbulence, or emergency landing,” the FAA said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Having had "a brief look at the roof space" on the applicant's house, he said things such as dormer windows could reduce roof space, meaning "less panels" could be installed.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The first antiaircraft guns were installed originally on ships, and then on land.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Dairy farmers are installing "cow showers" and giant cooling fans as hotter, drier summers become more common.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
De La Rue also said he believed installing solar panels on greenfield sites should be decided on "a case-by-case basis".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power repair crews are installing a new pipe, and officials said they hope to fully reopen the streets by Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Construction on the Tianjin skyscraper resumed in April 2025, with state media saying in March that workers were installing a diamond-shaped crown -- what appeared to be the project's finishing touches.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Okay, so I'm sitting on the train and I fire.up my portable intending to spend a nice intensely focused time installing and playing with Visual J++6 on my slow beast of a laptop.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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