Example Sentences

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To this end, we will be instituting a test for potential anchors where we ask them to read a series of increasingly outrageous statements.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

The statement added that the school will be instituting mandatory training for the football team so they can understand the impact of words used on and off the field.

From Fox News • Mar. 24, 2021

“We will be instituting the highest level of economic sanctions,” Trump said.

From The Guardian • May 13, 2018

“We want to get ahead of this, so we will be instituting a serve-clock throughout the tournament this year, including the main draw, that will be visible on every court.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2018

“We will be instituting a comprehensive training program to prevent any recurrence,” she said.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2010