initiate
Example Sentences
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The author uses judgment and trusts instincts to initiate conversations, giving priority to connection over potential embarrassment or societal ridicule.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Based on the file, Dubai Public Prosecution issued an arrest warrant to initiate legal procedures ahead of his extradition.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Tuft cells act as detectors that sense parasites and initiate immune defenses.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 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
From there, the family had arranged to visit Williams College in Massachusetts for Garfield's class reunion and to initiate the enrollment of Hal and Jim in fall classes.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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