initiate

Example Sentences

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This month, I contacted Fidelity to initiate the rollover.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Another potential change would “clarify and strengthen” the police chief’s ability to “to initiate and pursue the removal of officers with documented, repeated histories of harm or misconduct.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"Under our Constitution, the power to initiate war rests solely with Congress," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

As a former Army officer and current lawyer, I had reservations about the legal basis for the president’s decision to initiate Operation Epic Fury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

My odds, as the smallest initiate, as the only Abnegation transfer, are not good.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth