Example Sentences

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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

Another was instituting efficiencies at Buckingham Palace, originally bought by his and Elizabeth’s ancestor George III. Philip had intercoms installed, for example, to obviate the need for messengers.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 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

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 Setoun, Gabriel