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initiation

[ih-nish-ee-ey-shuhn] / ɪˌnɪʃ iˈeɪ ʃən /


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"We hypothesized that early initiation of LDL-C-lowering statins following type 2 diabetes diagnosis could be associated with a lower risk of dementia," said Doctor Ternhamar.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Howe has high hopes for “The Body,” about badly behaved Catholic school girls who have prophetic visions after a dance team initiation goes awry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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

“I know a few things about Dauntless initiation, and I was worried about her.”

From "Divergent" 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

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

Neither John Smith nor Powhatan understood or accepted their initiations.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

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

“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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