induct
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The carrier was expected to induct dozens of new planes to its fleet, but deliveries are running late because of supply chain shortages, which has upended the replacement schedule.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
I stand by all of this—until the unlikely event someone wants to induct me into a Hall of Fame, in which case I think it’s a fabulous idea, thank you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Well, although the primary goal of the hall is to each year induct the most deserving candidates, we do look at where we’re going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Following Browne’s spirited rendition of his 1977 hit “Running on Empty,” Springsteen took the stage to induct Mellencamp into the American Music Honors.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024
Papa talked him out of volunteering; Woody waited for the army to induct him.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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The Gorsedd inducts new members each year who have contributed to Welsh life.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
The Country Music Hall of Fame inducts a songwriter every third year alongside the artist inductions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Jackson Browne inducts singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin; blues legend Buddy Guy is inducted by old friend and fellow blues icon Jimmie Vaughan, and Sean Penn inducts Lyle Lovett.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2019
Yet when the Baseball Hall of Fame inducts him next Sunday in Cooperstown, N.Y.,
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2017
Ruebetsahl is from Frankfort, Germany, whence he brings an enthusiasm for music and philosophy, into which he inducts his newly found friends.
From A Biography of Sidney Lanier by Edwin Mims
Dave Winfield, 74, is a former Major League Baseball right fielder who played for six teams and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Ken was inducted into the Marshall Hall of Fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
He won four Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer in 2000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He was also the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017, as well being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Most important part: guess who is being inducted into the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum after all?
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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“There are few finer songwriters, male or female, that have ever lived,” said the pop singer Pink in her 2022 speech inducting Parton into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
You get a lot of people saying, “Well, they’re not rock ’n’ roll” — inducting Salt-N-Pepa, for example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Perhaps most striking of all was how many female volunteers brought along their young daughters, inducting new generations of women into anticolonial politics.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
When it came to Fogerty, Springsteen didn’t mince words while inducting one of American music’s most prolific singer-songwriters.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
The reaction was so violent that after inducting Mrs. Wallack into the mysteries of her desk she remained in bed, prostrate, for two days.
From The Sisters-In-Law by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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