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induction

[in-duhk-shuhn] / ɪnˈdʌk ʃən /




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N.Y., where, right before his induction speech, he publicly squelched a trade rumor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Parton's 2022 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame marked a characteristically self-aware turn.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The grounding equipment was necessary because the idle Mesa-Sylmar line ran parallel to 12 energized high-voltage lines, creating the danger of induction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

"It really upends a theory that says that symbolic rule induction is not possible without linguistic capacities," says Kean.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

It was thought to hold promise for medicine, too: Edison marketed his inductorium, an induction coil, as a guaranteed cure for rheumatism, gout, nervous diseases, and sciatica.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

A Welsh government report published in February highlighted the rapid increase in caesarean sections and inductions, saying the consequences for women, their families and the NHS had not been evaluated.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

With the inductions concluded, Dion performed his signature hit “The Wanderer,” while Love brought the house down with “River Deep Mountain High.”

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024

Stone didn’t get the elaborate, celebrity-stocked welcome that sometimes accompanies these inductions.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

Today they give out inductions like Schrafft’s mints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2023

It will be found that solid reasoning can only proceed from general rules—i.e., inductions from facts.

From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by George Jacob Holyoake


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