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was instituting

  • past progressive
    of institute.
    institute
    verb (used with object)
    to set up; establish; organize.

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Also on Tuesday, Nelson announced she was instituting a more stringent return-to-office mandate for council and legislative staff, from two days to four.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024

Liberty University announced that it was instituting campus-wide quarantine on Thursday amid a recent surge in the school's COVID-19 cases.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2021

The noisy evening protests in Yangon began with a rumor Monday that the military was instituting a curfew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2021

For those reasons, he said, the university was instituting a “pause” for Greek organization chapters.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 28, 2020

We next find Burns flying from home to escape legal measures that Jean Armour's father was instituting against him.

From Robert Burns Famous Scots Series by Gabriel Setoun