as in inaugurates
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the new secretary of the treasury was instated on Monday
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Welcome to the wild world of casting non-professional actors, a practice that is in the spotlight this year as the Academy inaugurates the casting Oscar.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, on Monday.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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The contract establishes minimum wage rates for daily and weekly work and inducts intimacy coordinators into the union health and pension plans.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Dec. 2025
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KeyBanc initiates Planet Fitness at overweight Key says the fitness company is too attractive to ignore.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The attack bypasses many standard malware protections because the user initiates it.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Backblaze then generates a custom installer bound to your account, which downloads and installs quickly.—
Justin Pot,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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More While China installs robots in factories at a much faster pace than the US, their bots haven’t yet gotten a significant foothold in the American manufacturing ecosystem.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Instates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instates. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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