initiation
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Maresca said he has not done an initiation song in front of the squad as "the manager doesn't sing".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Hong Kong-listed InSilico is set to receive an initial $60 million in project initiation fees and near-term payments, and is eligible for milestone payments as well as tiered royalties on future sales, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The recent deal comes after Yum! announced “the initiation of a formal review of strategic options” for Pizza Hut back in Nov. 2025.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
First, though, he gave Daniel Harding a proper L.A. initiation by taking the British conductor and soccer fan to a Dodger game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
She smells like coconut oil and she feels strong, exactly like she was during initiation into Dauntless, when she hung over the chasm by her fingertips.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
The initiations from JPMorgan, Bank of America, KeyBanc Capital Markets, and Jefferies frame Forgent as a play on one of the tightest bottlenecks in the AI buildout: electrical distribution equipment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
The forces that brought John Smith and Powhatan to their twin initiations were thus much larger than either could fully comprehend.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
I put to her that if this is her logic, then initiations for her are more about cold hard cash than ancient traditions.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2016
Five men ranging in age from 18 to 20 were charged in connection to initiations at homes and at Milton High School in 2011 and 2012.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 13, 2016
“Well, yeah. You’ve got one of the worst initiations, and there’s that whole old-age thing.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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