as in inaugurates
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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In theory, this transition inaugurates a chapter of enfranchisement, but in the next scene the Senegalese businessmen are in suits, and the white men return with briefcases full of money as bribes.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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If a Gulf state’s security partner installs its military personnel in that state, then a large-scale attack on that Gulf state will almost certainly lead to significant casualties among the security partner’s ranks, inevitably dragging it into the conflict.—
Omar Al-Ubaydli,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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These links may lead to phishing sites designed to steal your credentials or malware that installs silently on your device.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Inducts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducts. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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