initiated
Example Sentences
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We “took” Cuba before President Kennedy initiated his crippling embargo in 1962.
From Los Angeles Times
The university said that, upon learning of the allegations, they removed the officer from duty, initiated the termination process and launched an investigation of their own.
From Los Angeles Times
The project was initiated during Gordon Brown's government, and it has taken 18 years and seven prime ministers to get to this stage.
From BBC
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Cancer Institute, has initiated a potential $200 million public-private partnership to fund clinical trials of vaccines that spark an immune attack on tumors.
The film is both a primer on the form and a refresher for the initiated.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
