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initiation

[ih-nish-ee-ey-shuhn] / ɪˌnɪʃ iˈeɪ ʃən /


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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

The exclusive space overlooking the ocean in Santa Barbara, Calif., has an initiation fee of $500,000, with monthly fees of about $2,500, according to director of membership sales Kelly Campbell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Progression-free survival measures the time from the initiation of treatment until the disease worsens or the patient dies from any cause.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

What’s the immediate upshot of the initiation of hostilities in Iran over this past weekend for risk assets?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

If conflict in Dauntless ends with only one person standing, I am unsure of what this part of initiation will do to me.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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