initiate
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“My role would not necessarily interact with her, but … I could tell that she was trying to initiate a connection,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
A Kosovo government spokesperson said: "We value the willingness of partner countries to initiate and advance new co-operation initiatives that serve common interests, mutual priorities, and the strengthening of international justice mechanisms".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The research focuses on hepatocyte growth factor, or HGF, a protein that helps initiate the repair of skeletal muscle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Banking and research are supposedly separate, but it’s almost unheard of for a major underwriting broker to initiate coverage with anything but a “buy” rating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
This morning Lauren reported that we missed some of the cameras in the initiate dormitories, where Christina, Zeke, Lauren, Marlene, Hector, and Kee, the girl with the green hair, were sleeping.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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They found that GDF15 initiates signaling from the brain through the nervous system, ultimately causing the release of glucocorticoids.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
He says that balance is “100% a predictor of longevity” partly because it initiates a domino effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The brokerage initiates coverage of the stock with a buy rating and a target price of 3,500.00 rupiah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
GS initiates coverage of Sansera Engineering and Craftsman Automation with buy ratings and target prices of 4,130.00 rupees and 11,600.00 rupees, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
As far as I can tell, the second stage of initiation involves sitting in a dark hallway with the other initiates, wondering what’s going to happen behind a closed door.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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With that new wave in mind, Conti initiated coverage of eight hardware stocks on Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
The study was initiated and designed at Charité and also received support from Kyverna Therapeutics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Nutrien is up more than 10% since Abdullah initiated coverage back on July 12.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Paramedics initiated “advanced cardiac life support measures,” but Panettiere could not be resuscitated, the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
It was Mama who initiated their hug; it was Mama who smiled warmly.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Germany, he said, was initiating a range of measures to better protect itself against such attacks.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
Software providers are dedicating more resources to this puzzle, and some are initiating new roles to meet the task at hand.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Food and Drug Administration announced it was initiating a traceback investigation into a second cyclosporiasis outbreak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
“In principle,” he said, “I am not against negotiations. But I would have wished that the government initiated talks with us rather than us initiating talks with them.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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