initiate
Example Sentences
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The Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Cancer Institute, has initiated a potential $200 million public-private partnership to fund clinical trials of vaccines that spark an immune attack on tumors.
The film is both a primer on the form and a refresher for the initiated.
The firm initiated coverage of the stock with a Buy rating and a $169 price target in a research note.
From Barron's
Directly visualizing how MraZ interacts with the promoter DNA that initiates cell division represents a significant breakthrough.
From Science Daily
Another potential change would “clarify and strengthen” the police chief’s ability to “to initiate and pursue the removal of officers with documented, repeated histories of harm or misconduct.”
From Los Angeles Times
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