initiate
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The company has eight permitted solar projects in Ohio, but because of a siting process that he said is subject to “manipulation and misinformation,” Adair said it won’t initiate any more.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
Some said they could foresee the records leaked being used as justification to reopen old cases — or initiate new ones.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The White House is calling on NASA, within 30 days, to initiate a program to develop nuclear reactors for propulsion systems and the lunar surface.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Tuft cells act as detectors that sense parasites and initiate immune defenses.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
“A change at one point, in one molecule even, may reverberate throughout the entire system to initiate changes in seemingly unrelated organs and tissues,” says a recent summary of the present status of medical research.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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