initiative
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His first test is whether he can seize the initiative — before the bond market seizes it for him.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The company already had an internal manufacturing effort for its quantum chips, but that initiative is accelerating.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
A CalMatters analysis found that Latino-majority precincts voted in bigger numbers for the ballot initiative than for Kamala Harris two years earlier.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
"We need to cover all of Ukraine and see all the targets. So accordingly, we use all the resources we have," explains Myronenko, who oversees the initiative.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
John brought to their partnership the initiative to expand nuclear research into biology and physiology, and Ernest contributed the instrument that could make that happen.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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