induct
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I got to induct the first managers inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Brian Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham — the Beatles and the Stones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
It’s an anticlimactic return that feels more intended to scrub the remaining tarnish from her image than it does to induct her back into Vanderpump’s fold.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2025
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 Toy Hall of Fame inducts a new class of toys each year in a ceremony at The Strong museum in Rochester, where the hall is housed.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Occasionally the Hall inducts a true rock artist, for example, Pat Benatar, but increasingly that’s a happy accident.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
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
Ruebetsahl is from Frankfort, Germany, whence he brings an enthusiasm for music and philosophy, into which he inducts his newly found friends.
From A Biography of Sidney Lanier by Mims, Edwin
He was inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2005.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles named its 200-seat theater the Clive Davis Theater and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted Davis into its non-performers category in 2000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Taylor Swift made an emotional 21-minute speech in which she tearfully thanked her family as she made history by becoming the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
He was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 but only in a 5-minute segment as part of a 2-for-1 deal with Mr. Oldham.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Based on these results he’s inducted into the navy to help replace those lost at Pearl Harbor.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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You get a lot of people saying, “Well, they’re not rock ’n’ roll” — inducting Salt-N-Pepa, for example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 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
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to change that by inducting Manouchian into the Panthéon national monument on Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
They will be chosen by popular vote—the only fair way of inducting a public entertainer to a snug billet.
From Art by Bell, Clive
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