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"Delays in specimen collection, transportation and testing can postpone confirmation by days or weeks, which hinders the isolation of infected persons, contact tracing and the initiation of outbreak-control measures," Sullivan wrote.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

That’s the black card with a $10,000 initiation fee and $5,000 annual fee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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

First, though, he gave Daniel Harding a proper L.A. initiation by taking the British conductor and soccer fan to a Dodger game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

His rites had gone so well that, immediately after his initiation, he’d been promoted to a kapteni, a captain, despite his youth.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

In Candomblé, which mixes Yoruba, Fon and Bantu beliefs, initiations typically require people to remain secluded for around 21 days: “I had no way of contacting the outside world.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022

In the UK, the Rugby Football Union, the sport's governing body, has said initiations at university clubs are putting people off wanting to continue playing.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2019

The forces that brought John Smith and Powhatan to their twin initiations were thus much larger than either could fully comprehend.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

Many initiations followed, but I was not allowed to Felicia’s last one, her asiento.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García