initiated
Example Sentences
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In a number of cases examined by The Times, defendants were arrested and charged with assault after Border Patrol or ICE agents initiated physical contact.
From Los Angeles Times
"The forces entered the area, enclosed the structure in which the suspects were located, and initiated a surrender procedure that lasted several hours," the statement said.
From BBC
The District Attorney who initiated the investigation was ordered to remove herself or her special assistant from the case.
“When a fire is initiated, it can ignite the bamboo scaffolding.”
“We apologise for this technical error and have initiated an investigation into how this happened,” the OBR said in a statement.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
