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as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work

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as in deduction
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health

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Recent Examples of induction Yet Beijing has not accepted New Delhi’s demand for the next step—de-escalation and de-induction of the forces back to rear bases—leaving the basic military equation tense and provisional. Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Well, for one, the go-to induction method is being roused from your bed in the middle of the night, hog-tied, and tossed in a van. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025 Famous Nobodys ProStandard The induction weekend was filled with poignant moments, including Dwyane Wade's emotional tribute, son Kiyan Anthony presenting the Hall of Fame jacket and ring, and Melo reflecting on a lifelong journey that merits this legacy moment. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 After your request is approved, an induction cooktop kit will be shipped to you. Pj Bremier, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for induction
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Noun
  • For Driscoll, hints of trouble began even before the inauguration, the lawsuit alleges.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps to make amends, Varadarajan said, Modi sent his foreign minister to Washington in January to angle for an invitation to the inauguration.
    Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • In this case, the deduction begins to decrease once income reaches $150,000 for joint filers ($75,000 for all other taxpayers) and disappears completely once income hits $350,000 for joint filers ($175,000 for all other taxpayers).
    KELLY PHILLIPS ERB, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Workers typically pay for their health insurance premiums through paycheck deductions.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • From Clinton’s tenure as first lady of the state of Arkansas through her White House years, Kamran periodically dressed her for key events, including for Bill Clinton’s second gubernatorial inaugural.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
  • If fundraising is Global’s plan with its pair of inaugurals, leaving its A380 parked at JFK for four days between flights is an odd choice.
    Edward Russell, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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  • In many edge use cases, CPUs are more than capable of running real-world inference models, especially when training is done in the cloud and inference is localized.
    Bruce Kornfeld, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike consumer-facing peers that absorb massive compute costs directly onto their own balance sheets, Cohere’s approach shifts much of that burden to partners and customers who pay for their own inference.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • The cap was knocked out within months of the trade initiation.
    Vineer Bhansali, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Morgan Stanley initiates Miami International as overweight Morgan Stanley said in its initiation of the financial exchange company that Miami International is firing on all cylinders.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The show's return comes after fans were demanding new episodes following the conclusion of Season 1.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The press, however—fearing backlash to its positive depiction of interracial romance—rewrote the conclusion without Grey’s knowledge or consent, killing off Nophaie and the offending prospect of miscegenation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Wolf’s new deal is a testament to his determination.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her strength of character, artistic vision, and fierce determination remain profoundly inspiring today.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Induction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induction. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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