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inception

[in-sep-shuhn] / ɪnˈsɛp ʃən /


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Situational Awareness gained about 270% after fees this year through May and is up over 1,000% after fees since inception.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Issuance of international debt denominated in euro reached its highest level since the currency’s inception, the ECB said, and the euro became the leading currency in the green and sustainable international bond market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Precise investigations of decays like this are one of the primary goals of the LHCb experiment, and have been since its inception in 1994.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Infleqtion is on its third CEO since its inception, but Dana Anderson—the professor who co-founded the company as ColdQuanta in 2007—remains on board as chief science officer.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Rather, from its inception, it was designed to be a containment zone.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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