initiate
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Similar regions are also found in certain NLR receptors, where they help recognize pathogen effectors and initiate immune responses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
"It is coming into serious conflict with the peace efforts of the United States and American negotiators, who are making vigorous efforts to initiate the peace process," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Because it can take months to establish residency in another state, billionaires would likely have had to initiate their relocation last autumn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
It was told it had said no final decision had been made on whether to initiate criminal proceedings against any individuals or organisations.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
For by now, in addition to the workers whom we wanted to initiate into the system, we had three more permanent boarders: Thea Dacosta, Meta Monsanto, and Mary Itallie.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The brokerage initiates coverage of the stock with an add rating and a target price of 7,000.00 rupiah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
TD Cowen initiates coverage on IQM’s U.S.-listed shares with a Buy rating, citing the quantum developer’s early market lead.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Rocket Lab secures 20 additional launches for Synspective, while Citi initiates coverage with a Buy rating and $105 price target.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
It initiates coverage with a buy rating and A$8.75/share target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In less than a week, the Dauntless-born initiates will find their families on the Pit floor, or in the glass building above the compound, and do whatever it is the Dauntless do when they reunite.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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The project was initiated a decade ago, she said, but construction only began in the last two months.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The quest for artificial intelligence was privately initiated, funded, carried out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The project was initiated by former Jackson School of Geosciences graduate student Andrew Parisi, who graduated in 2018 and has since passed away.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
On the morning in question, a dawn immigration raid initiated by the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
In the driveway there are hugs and kisses good-bye, initiated by Maxine, his parents reciprocating clumsily.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Twelve hours later, a landslide from the adjacent mountain unexpectedly collapsed into the fjord, initiating the second-highest tsunami in recorded history.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
The judge ordered the companies to "refrain from initiating, pursuing, carrying out or having carried out any material actions" that would involve drilling, installing infrastructure or extracting hydrocarbons, according to a ruling seen by AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
But some women said they supported the change - or admitted they had grown frustrated with initiating conversations only to receive no reply.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
StubHub changed its designated mailing address for initiating arbitration at least seven times between January 2025 and July 2026, according to those customers, who said their certified mail bounced back as undelivered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I mean, I can do a lotta stuff. But initiating someone as a shadowshaper, that’s like...that’s on the heavy-duty elder tip. I’m just not there yet.”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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