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Other states will institute the phonics-based reforms Mississippi pioneered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The company will institute a "targeted interruption" of service to a part of downtown Tampa on the western edge of the city.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2022

New contracts coming this summer will institute lower attorney case caps.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022

The state also will institute strict cleaning protocols within the prisons, with logs to document the disinfecting of showers, toilets and sinks between use.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2020

“I will institute a search for the Francoises,” he muttered.

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lynch, Lawrence L.