initiation
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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
The recent deal comes after Yum! announced “the initiation of a formal review of strategic options” for Pizza Hut back in Nov. 2025.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
It responded after Netanyahu and his foreign minister issued a statement saying they had ordered the "initiation of a defamation lawsuit".
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
If conflict in Dauntless ends with only one person standing, I am unsure of what this part of initiation will do to me.
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
The forces that brought John Smith and Powhatan to their twin initiations were thus much larger than either could fully comprehend.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
I put to her that if this is her logic, then initiations for her are more about cold hard cash than ancient traditions.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2016
Many initiations followed, but I was not allowed to Felicia’s last one, her asiento.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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