initiation
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Howe has high hopes for “The Body,” about badly behaved Catholic school girls who have prophetic visions after a dance team initiation goes awry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The recent deal comes after Yum! announced “the initiation of a formal review of strategic options” for Pizza Hut back in Nov. 2025.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
But Wall Street is backing the company to make a comeback with a raft of initiation notes on Monday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
It responded after Netanyahu and his foreign minister issued a statement saying they had ordered the "initiation of a defamation lawsuit".
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
“And my sister, Rose. Mom, Rose, this is my friend Tris, and my initiation instructor, Four.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
The initiations from JPMorgan, Bank of America, KeyBanc Capital Markets, and Jefferies frame Forgent as a play on one of the tightest bottlenecks in the AI buildout: electrical distribution equipment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Neither John Smith nor Powhatan understood or accepted their initiations.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Last year, Malawi banned child marriage, raising the legal age of marriage from 15 to 18 - something activists hoped would put an end to early sexual initiations.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2016
Five men ranging in age from 18 to 20 were charged in connection to initiations at homes and at Milton High School in 2011 and 2012.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 13, 2016
Many initiations followed, but I was not allowed to Felicia’s last one, her asiento.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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