initiation
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"We hypothesized that early initiation of LDL-C-lowering statins following type 2 diabetes diagnosis could be associated with a lower risk of dementia," said Doctor Ternhamar.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The recent deal comes after Yum! announced “the initiation of a formal review of strategic options” for Pizza Hut back in Nov. 2025.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
First, though, he gave Daniel Harding a proper L.A. initiation by taking the British conductor and soccer fan to a Dodger game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
It responded after Netanyahu and his foreign minister issued a statement saying they had ordered the "initiation of a defamation lawsuit".
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
I don’t know how easy it is to find out what another faction does during initiation, but I suspect it’s not that easy.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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The initiations from JPMorgan, Bank of America, KeyBanc Capital Markets, and Jefferies frame Forgent as a play on one of the tightest bottlenecks in the AI buildout: electrical distribution equipment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
We want to be clear, initiations have no place at Cardiff University and we reserve the right to investigate using our student conduct regulations.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
In Candomblé, which mixes Yoruba, Fon and Bantu beliefs, initiations typically require people to remain secluded for around 21 days: “I had no way of contacting the outside world.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
The forces that brought John Smith and Powhatan to their twin initiations were thus much larger than either could fully comprehend.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
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They remember what it felt like when they were young, and they remember their own initiations.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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