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

Months after ICE initiated the audit, they descended on Ambiance, arresting more than 40 people, according to some estimates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The study launch was initiated by FDA leaders but has the White House’s blessing, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Reggie's own adoption of technology very much paralleled what was happening around the country, a phenomenon documented in a series of pioneering studies initiated by the Kaiser Family Foundation in 1999.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel