initiate
Example Sentences
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Based on the file, Dubai Public Prosecution issued an arrest warrant to initiate legal procedures ahead of his extradition.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The White House is calling on NASA, within 30 days, to initiate a program to develop nuclear reactors for propulsion systems and the lunar surface.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
When activated, fibroblasts signaled macrophages in the lungs to initiate an immune response.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
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 • Mar. 13, 2026
White and the prosecutors had no choice but to initiate the state case in Pawhuska, the Osage County seat and a Hale stronghold.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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