initiative
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The initiative has been a long time coming.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
It is being led by the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion, which describes itself as a non-partisan initiative responding to the "converging crises of social disconnection and division".
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Pipeline approval is also contingent on developing what Carney called "the largest global initiative for carbon capture and storage."
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
And this initiative is likely to be a model for the country.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Wherever you look, there is no alternative to the megascale corporate order, from which every form of local creativity and initiative has been abolished by distant home offices.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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