initiation
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"Delays in specimen collection, transportation and testing can postpone confirmation by days or weeks, which hinders the isolation of infected persons, contact tracing and the initiation of outbreak-control measures," Sullivan wrote.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
That’s the black card with a $10,000 initiation fee and $5,000 annual fee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
His initiation dance in front of the Ghana squad went viral.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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
The night of his initiation, Matthias had rubbed his clothes and hair with the same chalky powder.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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 practices of the cult are obscure and difficult to reconstruct, but it seems that initiations took place in a cave.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
This also matches my interpretation of a lot of Africanist practices, where, during initiations, you are on your own individual search.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
Last year, Malawi banned child marriage, raising the legal age of marriage from 15 to 18 - something activists hoped would put an end to early sexual initiations.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2016
Many initiations followed, but I was not allowed to Felicia’s last one, her asiento.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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