initiate
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If no such order exists, hospital staff will automatically initiate all life-saving measures.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
“My role would not necessarily interact with her, but … I could tell that she was trying to initiate a connection,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
With the State Department slow to initiate a full civilian evacuation, the military had only days to evacuate American citizens, Afghan allies and tens of thousands of others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
An AliExpress spokesperson told the BBC it had removed the products flagged by ESF and was contacting affected customers to initiate a recall.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He believed blacks had to improve their own self-image before they could initiate successful mass action.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Jefferies initiates coverage of the two with buy ratings and target prices of 28,160 rupees and 2,055 rupees, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
They found that GDF15 initiates signaling from the brain through the nervous system, ultimately causing the release of glucocorticoids.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The brokerage initiates coverage of the stock with a buy rating and a target price of 1,598.00 rupees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Jefferies maintains its 2026 gross margin guidance at close to 40% and initiates coverage of Hesai with a buy rating and target price of 29.30 Hong Kong dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
I am on the Pit floor, next to the chasm, and the initiates stand around me, their arms folded and their faces blank.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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Mothercare expects a material fall in orders in the year through March 2028 and has initiated a strategic review of its business model and costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In the locker room before a high-school all-star game, I was initiated into the secular rites of the local public-school powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Bass also said she had earlier signed legislation initiated by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez to speed the process of cracking down on negligent property owners and to hit them with stiffer penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Shanker raised his price target on Aurora’s stock to $18 from $14, and initiated coverage on Kodiak’s stock with a $9 price target.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The temple was already preparing for the Bonding, a celebration of the gods; to be initiated into the Sons of the Six just before such a holiday would be a special honor.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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He then asked whether the conditions for initiating a similar referendum in Scotland should also be set out in law.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Software providers are dedicating more resources to this puzzle, and some are initiating new roles to meet the task at hand.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Food and Drug Administration announced it was initiating a traceback investigation into a second cyclosporiasis outbreak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Many big investment firms have developed automated systems to monitor Truth Social, detect important keywords and take action—often within a fraction of a second—such as initiating or canceling positions, traders said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I mean, I can do a lotta stuff. But initiating someone as a shadowshaper, that’s like...that’s on the heavy-duty elder tip. I’m just not there yet.”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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