initiative
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Matan Segal directed Kick It Out Israel, an anti-discrimination initiative with similar aims but no link to the English organisation of the same name, for almost four years before stepping down a few months ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Prime subscribers, as a “transformational initiative to reshape the same-day delivery network,” according to the report.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Bilfinger also said it would cut up to 1,500 positions globally under the Program Agile initiative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The "Semicon 2.0" initiative builds on a programme launched in 2021 to reduce India's reliance on imported chips and attract investment into the sector.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The chaplain shook his head, feeling despicably remiss because he did not know how to delegate responsibility and had no initiative, and because he really had been tempted to disagree with the colonel.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The group, which represents major U.S. carriers, called it “one of the most exciting and bold initiatives taken on by the FAA in decades.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It received £453,000 in taxpayer funding in the last year alone with about £2.4m public money spent on it among other youth initiatives between 2017 and 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The findings support the University of Bristol's research 'Grand Challenge' focus on Understanding and Preventing Cardiovascular Disease and builds on NIHR-funded initiatives aimed at earlier identification of people with hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Boosting the team’s behind-the-scenes infrastructure was one of Mark Walter’s major initiatives when the Dodgers’ owner bought the Lakers in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
He wanted the nation’s attention on his sweeping plans for his Great Society initiatives: a series of economic and social reforms to eliminate poverty and social injustice.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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