initiative
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The initiative comes as France is seeking to improve relations with Africa, particularly in former colonies with which it has prickly ties.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Management highlighted Singapore’s S$100 billion coastal protection program and the New Western Island initiative as potential multiyear opportunities, the analysts note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The initiative to change the law was led by 28-year-old Tatjana As'Ad of the small left-wing Free List party.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Liechtenstein's parliament has narrowly backed a citizens' initiative to legalise abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
"This investment underscores Google's commitment to grow our presence responsibly, pairing the expansion of our technical infrastructure with new energy capacity, grid enhancements, and energy affordability initiatives," she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The initiatives come after research by MS NOW, which broke off from NBCUniversal last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
In response, some schools have cut back on programs aimed at helping minority students, even relatively benign initiatives like special orientation events, and Black and Latino enrollment at top universities has fallen.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
The two "agreed to accelerate force posture initiatives at Australian bases, bolster cooperation in combined logistics, and build greater interoperability through joint exercises," the Pentagon said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
A year later he became director of WHO’s HIV/AIDS department, focusing on initiatives to help poor countries scale up their treatment, prevention, and care programs.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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