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
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
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
The membrane could instead be installed as a modular filtration system that processes crude oil before it enters conventional distillation equipment.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Since Virginia’s program began in July, about 100 speed-limiters have been installed in cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
With Diego Lopez appointed as Burnley's new chief football officer, and Fabio Celestini installed as their new boss, the Clarets must now hope for a change in fortunes.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
On Thursday, the astrophysicist who studies distant planets and writes about alien life will be installed as Caltech’s 10th president.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
When, in 1917, the Bolsheviks gained control of the Russian government, they installed a Communist form of government.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
AWS is installing an AI accelerator, or AI chip, “about every 14 seconds,” Jassy said on the earnings call.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
In Trenton, Mich., workers at a DTE Energy site are installing gray, rectangular steel enclosures—roughly the size of standard shipping containers—across a vast stretch of gravel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Some of the tech companies, including Meta, have called for age verification to be applied at device level, so that someone under-age would be automatically blocked from installing social media apps via app stores.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The team first demonstrated that the concept worked by installing a laser phase plate in one of Glaeser's older electron microscopes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
He peeked in on Georgi, his Bulgarian carpenter, who was installing new molding near the kitchen.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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