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[in-duhkt] / ɪnˈdʌkt /


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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

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

Born in 1950 to a lower-caste family, his first exposure to the RSS was through shakhas — local units — that induct boys by combining religious education with self-defense skills and games.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

The Philadelphia Inquirer once named him its high school athlete of the week, and Holy Ghost would induct him into its sports hall of fame.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The Gorsedd inducts new members each year who have contributed to Welsh life.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024

The foundation — which inducts artists into the hall of fame and was the organization behind the creation of its affiliated museum in Cleveland — made the announcement in a brief statement released Saturday.

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2023

The Country Music Hall of Fame inducts a songwriter every third year alongside the artist inductions.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

Occasionally the Hall inducts a true rock artist, for example, Pat Benatar, but increasingly that’s a happy accident.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022

And presently Sir Henry, referring to the ring, made this suggestion: "Suppose we seal it up, and see whether it inducts the sound then as well as when exposed."

From The Blind Spot by Austin Hall

In 2022, when restaurant critic Bill Addison inducted Langer’s into the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

He was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

In 1999, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame; in 2001, into the Songwriters Hall of Fame; and in 2005, she received the National Medal of Arts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Boston was among the first players inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 1988 and is one of five rugby league players to be included in a statue at Wembley Stadium.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

In November 1966, he was inducted into the army and the following April was sent to Vietnam.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

“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

"We've added over 100 aircraft, nearly completed the refit of legacy narrowbodies, and begun inducting widebodies with new interiors. At the same time, we've laid critical infrastructure... to support our long-term ambitions," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

I imagine as well it’s a heavy thing for the artists and families inducting people they have lost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 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

Can you, in return, point out to me any way of inducting them to hold their tongues?

From You Never Can Tell by Bernard Shaw




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