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Instigated by The Times editorial page, a dozen Washington newspapers ran front-page editorials just as the governor returned from an East Coast trip.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

Instigated long before covid times, the process of making “Haram” was still a staggered one.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2021

Instigated by artist-curator Mike Chavez-Dawson, it includes an array of unrealised artists' proposals that visitors are invited to imaginatively complete.

From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2010

Instigated by National Security Adviser William Clark at Reagan's urging, the directive actually extended longstanding secrecy procedures that formerly applied mainly to employees and officials of the CIA and the National Security Agency.

From Time Magazine Archive

Instigated by English and Russian agents, the populace of Vienna gathered in the streets and public places, and began to murmur about the sacrifice which they said had been required of the Emperor.

From The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron