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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Three film icons — Sidney Poitier, Cicely Tyson and Melvin Van Peebles — will be inducted.
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Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
Karaban, the program’s all-time leader in wins, would be the 25th men’s player inducted into the Huskies of Honor and the fourth to go in as an active player.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Branch went on to play 14 years in the NFL with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Fans have lamented for years that he hasn't been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
Karaban, the program’s all-time leader in wins, would be the 25th men’s player inducted into the Huskies of Honor and the fourth to go in as an active player.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Branch went on to play 14 years in the NFL with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Fans have lamented for years that he hasn't been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
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The democratic system inaugurated in 2000 never established a judicial or security structure able to replace that authoritarian control, analysts say.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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China recently inaugurated its first School of Interstellar Navigation within the Chinese Academy of Sciences.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Under the 2026 contract, the company will provide lifecycle support while continuing to develop, produce, and install the new fire control systems through 2032.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Near Visalia, most of its 500 residents live in mobile homes, where companies won’t install rooftop panels without a solid foundation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induct. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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