initiative
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He had not been tested before the awareness initiative, nor did a doctor suggest it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
"They may experience wasting and an inability to eat, which can be due to changes in the brain's central drive, leading to loss of appetite and initiative, increased energy expenditure, and difficulties feeding themselves."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
But the initiative could become a source of friction.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
She said the initiative would involve patrols, including plain-clothed officers running on popular routes.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
There was no officer who had captured the city, so they gave the medal to General Peckem instead, because General Peckem was the only officer with suffident initiative to ask for it.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Taken together, the initiatives put the building blocks in place for a more vibrant Singapore gold market, the MAS said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
These creative state-led initiatives put employers in the driver’s seat for developing and recruiting early-career workers for their industries.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Dhillon’s success in those initiatives was middling at best — and in some areas disastrous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he hoped to see new initiatives to end the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
As far as we can tell, changes in social patterns, the invention of new technologies and the settlement of alien habitats resulted from genetic mutations and environmental pressures more than from cultural initiatives.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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