1
as in to inaugurate
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
installed her as the new principal of the high school
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as in to lodge
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
installed herself in an easy chair by the fireplace and remained there for the rest of the afternoon
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Recent Examples of install
The Committee to Protect Health Care, which is not funded by the pharmaceutical industry or for-profit health corporations, has been active in opposing drug companies in state-level efforts to install prescription drug affordability boards.
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Security There’s almost certainly no need to install this update just for security purposes, which makes a change.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The city also plans to redo parts of the Greek Theater to add an accessible entry (currently: concrete stairs) and install a memorial to the ADA activists known as the Gang of 19.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Dealers will inspect and install mounting bolts as necessary free of charge.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Security There’s almost certainly no need to install this update just for security purposes, which makes a change.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The city also plans to redo parts of the Greek Theater to add an accessible entry (currently: concrete stairs) and install a memorial to the ADA activists known as the Gang of 19.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Dealers will inspect and install mounting bolts as necessary free of charge.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Every president has been inaugurated on Jan. 20 since 1937, according to the 20th Amendment.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
13 Jan. 2025
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When Biden was inaugurated in January 2021, the jobless rate stood at 6.4%, while inflation was about to soar to 40-year highs, kicking off a flurry of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve to tame price increases.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2025
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An ember from that fire raced on the wind and lodged into a 50-foot palm tree by the main JJU house.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Getty Images Consumers who see an error on their credit report should lodge a dispute in writing, along with documentation.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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Iran, recently inducted into the BRICS bloc, seeks advanced Russian military technology to bolster its defenses amid growing tensions with Israel.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article Former Blue Demons and Chicago Sky star Allie Quigley was inducted into the DePaul Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend, joining a class of six inductees as she was honored for her prolific Chicagoland career at the high school, collegiate and professional levels.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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The next ingredient was a high-pressure weather system perched over southern Idaho.—
Ned Kleiner,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Electricity and water have been cut off to the camp since the start of the campaign Dec. 14, and PA snipers perched above buildings monitor its entrance, residents say.—
Taylor Luck,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Marrone warned that more power shutoffs, initiated to limited potential fire starts from electrical equipment, will likely occur over the next few days.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Beginning in 2022 and extending throughout 2024, Amazon initiated the largest layoffs in the company’s history, cutting more than 27,000 jobs across the company.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
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The roughly hewn goober had been strapped to the back of a logging truck, hauled across the country and parked near the White House.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Just witness how Obama got loaded into the row next to Trump, while Mike and Karen Pence sat in the seats behind them, and an awkward Kamala Harris parked in isolation right ahead of all.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
9 Jan. 2025
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That’s because on Wednesday (Jan. 15), the Sphere posted a video on its social media pages showing the iconic venue lit up with a video that showed ocean waters receding to show a weathered blue chair nestled on an idyllic island beach, and later, an acoustic guitar and a cowboy hat.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
15 Jan. 2025
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The NoDa bar, nestled in the former Protagonist space, will have cocktails, craft beer and small bites.—
CharlotteFive staff,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2025
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The day before any hazardous weather, LAFD officials are typically briefed in the afternoon by the National Weather Service and use that information to decide where to position firefighters and engines the following morning.—
Paul Pringle,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Organizations that thoughtfully prepare for this convergence will be better positioned to build more efficient, secure, and scalable AI systems in the years ahead.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Install.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/install. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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