initiating
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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
Efforts to reach a resolution before initiating arbitration were unsuccessful, the company added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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
Did a group of people sit around and cast their votes on initiating the Hunger Games?
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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