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induction

[in-duhk-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʌk ʃən /




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Parton's 2022 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame marked a characteristically self-aware turn.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

"It really upends a theory that says that symbolic rule induction is not possible without linguistic capacities," says Kean.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Cue to Kent, who while Bader was being treated at a Bay Area hospital Sunday was enjoying his induction ceremony into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Paige was the first Negro Leaguer inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971, five years after Ted Williams used his induction speech to advocate for Negro Leaguers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

In the year since his induction, she’d never said more than a handful of words to him.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Like the rest of the UK, Scotland has seen an increase in Caesarean sections, inductions of labour, serious tears during childbirth and the proportion of babies born in poorer health.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2025

With the inductions concluded, Dion performed his signature hit “The Wanderer,” while Love brought the house down with “River Deep Mountain High.”

From Salon Apr. 25, 2024

Stone didn’t get the elaborate, celebrity-stocked welcome that sometimes accompanies these inductions.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2023

Sugarman has previously made clips available to artists who requested them for their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions and pirated copies have long showed up online.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2023

Deductions are easier and quicker; inductions are surer, and in preparing them we often make other discoveries.

From The Woodpeckers by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm




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