initiative

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Soho Road has recently been the focus of Operation Fearless, a West Midlands Police initiative to tackle street-level crime.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The initiative claims the cap would bring more stability to game days and push drivers toward commercial lots instead of residential streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Determined to preserve the state’s tradition of supporting independents, while also solving the spoiler problem such candidates could create, Mainers approved the reform through a statewide initiative.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

There are also fears the initiative would jeopardise major agreements linking Switzerland to the EU, its main trading partner, including their 1999 "agreement on the free movement of persons".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I’m put through to Roberta, who is impressed by my initiative and tells me I can come on in to her office in the back of the store.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich