instated; instating; instates
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Examples of instate in a Sentence
the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday
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According to the Federal Election Commission, the draft was instated in 1914 in response to corruption at polling places where political machines were fabricating ballots in Omaha.
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Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Wait times have been significantly shortened to about three years, and additional protections to prevent fraudulent investment have been instated.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Meindl would also instate participatory budgeting, a democratic process in which community members decide how to spend part of a public budget, as much as state statute allows.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
Miami is imposing spring break rules for visitors — but some don't apply to residents
The city of Miami Beach is instating curfews and DUI checkpoints.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
Prohibition-era tunnels A little over 100 years ago, Detroit stood as the first major U.S. city to instate Prohibition, a complete criminalization of alcohol and those who distribute and consume it, which lasted more than a decade before being repealed in 1933.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2024
The former president also hopes to instate his senior 2024 campaign adviser Chris LaCivita as the RNC's chief operating officer — though under Trump's plan, LaCivita would reportedly continue supporting the campaign while acting as COO.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
Another issue at stake is the travel ban to North Korea instated by former President Donald Trump in 2017, rendering North Korea the only country Americans are prohibited from entering.
—Iris Kim, NBC News, 27 July 2023
In the 1980s, the population declined so severely that state regulators instated a five-year moratorium.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Wait times have been significantly shortened to about three years, and additional protections to prevent fraudulent investment have been instated.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Meindl would also instate participatory budgeting, a democratic process in which community members decide how to spend part of a public budget, as much as state statute allows.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
Miami is imposing spring break rules for visitors — but some don't apply to residents
The city of Miami Beach is instating curfews and DUI checkpoints.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
Prohibition-era tunnels A little over 100 years ago, Detroit stood as the first major U.S. city to instate Prohibition, a complete criminalization of alcohol and those who distribute and consume it, which lasted more than a decade before being repealed in 1933.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2024
The former president also hopes to instate his senior 2024 campaign adviser Chris LaCivita as the RNC's chief operating officer — though under Trump's plan, LaCivita would reportedly continue supporting the campaign while acting as COO.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
Another issue at stake is the travel ban to North Korea instated by former President Donald Trump in 2017, rendering North Korea the only country Americans are prohibited from entering.
—Iris Kim, NBC News, 27 July 2023
In the 1980s, the population declined so severely that state regulators instated a five-year moratorium.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
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“Instate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instate. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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