self-initiated
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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McDonnell said more incidents are stemming from calls for service rather than “self-initiated” police activity.
From Los Angeles Times
Ms Gunney said the case of Alex Hutton, 19, from Swansea highlighted the "very prevalent" threat of "self-initiated" extremism.
From BBC
State Department said on Thursday it had undertaken a "self-initiated 60-day internal security review" in which it was uncovered that its contractor "may have removed, retained and transmitted classified national defense information without authorization."
From Reuters
“Much of the NYPD’s policies and training for policing large-scale demonstrations have been re-envisioned based on the findings of the department’s own, self-initiated analyses and on the recommendations from three outside agencies who carefully investigated that period,” the department said.
From Seattle Times
He said his report was entirely self-initiated.
From Seattle Times
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