initiative
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This initiative aims to raise billions of Pounds to support climate finance, offering payments to countries that preserve their tropical forests.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Scalia said his goal was to “remove barriers to the greatest engine of economic prosperity the world has ever known: the innovation, initiative, and drive of the American people.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
China has also invested billions into infrastructure projects in Pakistan as part of President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative and the two governments call themselves "ironclad brothers."
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Russia's tone, and the attempt to steal the initiative, will make Ukrainians bristle.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Hilly smiles at me and I realize she’s about to bring up the initiative.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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