initiated

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"Our main question is: why wasn't a search initiated right after he got trapped? We want to know why there was such negligence."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Analysts initiated coverage with positive ratings, including Mizuho’s $300 target and Wedbush’s $270 target, seeing an opportunity.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

According to the Department of Homeland Security, Ambiance Apparel landed on ICE’s radar after the agency initiated a workplace audit last February.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The city initiated what turned into two years of community meetings under the banner “Reimagining Columbus.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

And you recall how you plunged with the Founder, the Leader, deep into the black art of escape, guided at first, indeed, initiated, by the seemingly demented one who had learned his craft in slavery.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison