initiative

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“This is a policy, essentially, to bring luxury housing back onto the market,” said Shane Phillips, a housing initiative project manager with UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Real Madrid are not participating in the initiative at all.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Cultivating creative initiative at even the lowest unit levels is an important military mentality shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The U.S. and regional mediators are pushing for a ⁠potential 45-day cease-fire but Iran has so far rejected the initiative, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

She focused on the feel-good stories, the complimentary write-ups of progress: the new recycling initiative, the remodeling of the library, the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new playground behind it.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng