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initiative

[ih-nish-uh-tiv, ih-nish-ee-uh-] / ɪˈnɪʃ ə tɪv, ɪˈnɪʃ i ə- /


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David Owen, chair of trustees at The Summerfield Charitable Trust, said the initiative "has the potential to create a lasting legacy for nature, communities and future generations across Gloucestershire".

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

If objectivity is the initiative, then both viewpoints must have their advantages and follies fully rendered.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

The shift reflects a marquee World Bank initiative under its president since 2023, Ajay Banga, a former CEO of Mastercard.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

One recent initiative of this type relates to the visas held by international students, researchers and scholars, and journalists.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Eisenhower soon launched an initiative to do that “something,” appointing Harold Stassen as his special assistant for disarmament in March 1955.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Several European countries have announced major initiatives recently.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

Negotiations to withdraw the measure fell apart on June 24, the day before the deadline to rescind initiatives from the statewide ballot.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Leaders who expect AI to free them to concentrate on major initiatives will ultimately inherit the personnel dramas and small decisions that deputies used to take off their plates.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

What India has achieved, in his view, is a push for "strategic autonomy in an era of war" and initiatives to "enhance greater collaboration amongst themselves".

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Pyongyang was particularly enraged by South Korean and American initiatives that made it easier for North Korean defectors who had crossed into China to travel even farther, and settle in the West.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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