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initiation

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


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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

Meanwhile, in a Sunday note to clients, TD Cowen analyst Sean O’Loughlin defended his recent neutral initiation of Lumentum’s stock.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Membership costs $5,000 a year plus a $7,500 initiation fee, not including the price of food and drink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

I didn’t realize until that moment that Dauntless initiation had taught me an important lesson: how to keep going.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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