as in to inaugurate
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Following a pregame ceremony when former outfielder Lee Mazzilli and former manager Bobby Valentine were inducted into New York’s Hall of Fame, the Mets won their third in a row for the fifth time this season.
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Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
The collaboration earned a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2002 and Labelle's original version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame the following year.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
He will be inducted into the Concordia-Saint Paul Athletics Hall of Fame this fall.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
He was first inducted into the hall as a member of Pearl Jam in 2017.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
The collaboration earned a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2002 and Labelle's original version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame the following year.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
He will be inducted into the Concordia-Saint Paul Athletics Hall of Fame this fall.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
He was first inducted into the hall as a member of Pearl Jam in 2017.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Leo will celebrate Mass in Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, and will inaugurate its central spire, the Tower of Jesus Christ, which has made the basilica the world’s tallest church.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Later this month, Pope Leo XIV will visit Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia to inaugurate and bless the Tower of Jesus Christ, the final tower of the long-gestating church.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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The Israeli Air Force used stealth jets and special forces as part of the operation to install the devices, as Israel’s political leadership believed negotiations between the US and Iran were doomed to fail.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Workers install rooftop solar panels on a house on May 13, 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induct. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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