induct
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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
In the end, both Oasis and Carey were overlooked last year - with voters choosing to induct Cher, Mary J Blige, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest instead.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 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
Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced that the team would waive the four-year waiting period and induct Brady into the franchise hall of fame next summer.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
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
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The Gorsedd inducts new members each year who have contributed to Welsh life.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
The Toy Hall of Fame inducts a new class of toys each year in a ceremony at The Strong museum in Rochester, where the hall is housed.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
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
The Basketball Hall of Fame inducts its new class tonight.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2015
Lighting a small lantern he leads the way across a stone-paved yard, and, opening one leaf of the folding-doors of a stable at its upper end, inducts me at once into the interior.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William
He was inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2005.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Library of Congress and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Taylor Swift made an emotional 21-minute speech in which she tearfully thanked her family as she made history by becoming the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
He was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 but only in a 5-minute segment as part of a 2-for-1 deal with Mr. Oldham.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
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"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
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to change that by inducting Manouchian into the Panthéon national monument on Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
The Coast Guard, however, drafted relatively few men, issuing calls for a mere 22,500 and eventually inducting only 15,296.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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