institute
verb (used with object)
is instituting
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present progressiveof institute (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The wireless carrier is instituting new fines for third-party vendors that send mass messaging campaigns on behalf of other businesses, not for individual consumers.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Chief among them is instituting a system of transparency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
Harvard is instituting what it calls an “isolate-in-place policy,” meaning that students who test positive would, with some exceptions, stay in their dorm rooms, even with roommates.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2022
She said because of the oversights, she is instituting new procedures to ensure that such mistakes don’t happen again.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2021
How can we endure such a scrutiny as God is instituting into our character and conduct?
From Sermons to the Natural Man by William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer) Shedd
