induct
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The carrier was expected to induct dozens of new planes to its fleet, but deliveries are running late because of supply chain shortages, which has upended the replacement schedule.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
I stand by all of this—until the unlikely event someone wants to induct me into a Hall of Fame, in which case I think it’s a fabulous idea, thank you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Following Browne’s spirited rendition of his 1977 hit “Running on Empty,” Springsteen took the stage to induct Mellencamp into the American Music Honors.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024
But today, if you’re going to go in who would you want to induct you?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
No patrollers, no bosses, no cries of anguish to induct her into another’s despair.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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The Gorsedd inducts new members each year who have contributed to Welsh life.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
The Country Music Hall of Fame inducts a songwriter every third year alongside the artist inductions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Jackson Browne inducts singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin; blues legend Buddy Guy is inducted by old friend and fellow blues icon Jimmie Vaughan, and Sean Penn inducts Lyle Lovett.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2019
After a trip upward in a glass elevator, a team leader inducts the kids into the Exceptional Explorers Society.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
And presently Sir Henry, referring to the ring, made this suggestion: "Suppose we seal it up, and see whether it inducts the sound then as well as when exposed."
From The Blind Spot by Austin Hall
They have been amply recognized as songwriting collaborators, awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
He was inducted into the City Section Hall of Fame in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Mike Ditka, the first ever tight end to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and coach of the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
He was also the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017, as well being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Every drüskelle in history has been inducted into the order through the same ceremony since Djel anointed the first of us.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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“There are few finer songwriters, male or female, that have ever lived,” said the pop singer Pink in her 2022 speech inducting Parton into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
"We've added over 100 aircraft, nearly completed the refit of legacy narrowbodies, and begun inducting widebodies with new interiors. At the same time, we've laid critical infrastructure... to support our long-term ambitions," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
When it came to Fogerty, Springsteen didn’t mince words while inducting one of American music’s most prolific singer-songwriters.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
Dave Meador recognized that the rules for inducting older players stack the odds against them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
This does not have reference to the Pentecostal baptism, but to the work of the Holy Spirit in regeneration, inducting us into the body of Christ, the church.
From Sanctification by J. W. Byers
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