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Prior said that, before Sasaki was shut down, the coaching staff had initiated a conversation about adding it to his repotoire.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

She added that by the time Khalife had initiated a relationship with Iran, he had been vetted and cleared and thereby had access to a "sea of sensitive material".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

One defence source suggested the King had initiated those discussions.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

The Beijing International Running Festival, which planned the half marathon, shared a statement on Monday indicating that it had initiated the investigation in response to online speculation.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2024

If we had initiated the dialogue, it would be as if the question had been asked by Johannes Kepler and the answer received by us.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan