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
So it was settled that I was to go on to Paris without him, and instal myself in his apartment, 25, Rue Royale St. Honoré.
From My Autobiography A Fragment by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
The scientists installed black panel traps containing sex pheromones, chemical signals that attract adult beetles.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Both instances were recorded on recently installed remote cameras.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
With an installed capacity of 93 megawatts, it generates 287 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, enough for around 115,000 households.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
The train hit a landslide near Stonehaven after heavy rain in an area where the drainage system had been wrongly installed.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The cause of the fire was a heater that had been poorly installed prior to our purchase of the house, and we slowly rebuilt the damage.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Caltrans conducted local road improvements on the project’s detour routes, including the resurfacing and striping of roads and intersections, installing traffic cameras, and placing temporary traffic signals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The development is installing a wave machine designed by Kelly Slater Wave, and actor Matthew McConaughey, skateboarder Tony Hawk and ex-NFL quarterback Drew Brees are all members there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Other planned changes to the city's bus stops include providing up-to-date passenger information and installing digital advertising screens at most bus stops.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
If you don’t have a charging station at your workplace or near your home, installing a charger at your home could make the most sense.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
They had restored the great chandelier, the gilt columns, the finely patterned wallpapers, installing screens where there had been stages.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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