initiate
Example Sentences
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The case pitted McGlockton’s right to defend his family from a threatening stranger against Drejka’s right to initiate a confrontation over a parking spot and then to mete out justice according to his own whim.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
But guessing which companies will initiate their first dividend can be a way to get in on the ground floor.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The FDA recently authorized the company to initiate an expanded access treatment protocol for daraxonrasib for eligible patients.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Chinese authorities could initiate anti-discrimination and supply-chain security investigations into the EU’s “overcapacity instrument,” a social media account run by China’s state broadcaster said Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The light, his head, and the wall, he thought, as though he were an initiate or some perverted eclipse created without the consent of nature.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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