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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 Jeff Prescott La Jolla Congrats to Steve Smith for his induction into the City Section Hall of Fame. Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025 Instead, real estate developers have to install electric appliances, like induction stoves and heat pumps. Akielly Hu, Wired News, 29 Mar. 2025 Most notably, in 2015, Gloria and Mandi joined Paul to celebrate his induction into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Emily Weaver, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025 The induction ceremony will be held on March 9 and 10, 2026, in Daytona Beach. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for induction
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  • The talks in Paris were the first time since Trump’s inauguration that top American, Ukrainian and European officials met to discuss an end to the war, which has posed the biggest security challenge to Europe since World War II.
    Angela Charlton and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • His comments come after France hosted high-level talks Thursday to discuss Ukraine and its security, the first time since Trump’s inauguration that top American, Ukrainian and European officials are known to have met together to discuss an end to the war.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • Policymakers also have tools to help keep capital flowing—enhanced depreciation allowances and broader deductions for intangible drilling costs could spur reinvestment without upending the broader fiscal framework that has served the industry well.
    Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Congress should look to lower tax rates, not raise taxes by denying deductions for ordinary and necessary business expenses like state business taxes.
    Ryan Ellis, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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  • Only Richard Nixon’s second inaugural, in 1973, produced more viewers than the first inauguration.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Similar to previous inaugurals, Nielsen’s audience numbers do not include streaming which continues to grow as a video source.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • With the massive investments in AI-specific compute capabilities and capacity, along with advancements in inference and reasoning, delivering impactful outcomes to some of our most confounding challenges now seems within reach.
    Rob Green, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • For decades, it had been assumed that Jupiter's atmosphere was well-mixed—a belief that then guided inferences about the gas giant's interior makeup.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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  • The initiation of expert level track will begin in coming days with a view to hammer out details.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Oliveira’s father was a wealthy industrialist, and a view from the old house’s perspective invokes the comforts that his family’s prosperity afforded, and, with these, the inner vistas, the aesthetic initiation that opened up to him in his urbane youth.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • Across the music world, other international artists — even those with far more name recognition and resources — are coming to the same conclusion.
    Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Studies from New Zealand, Sweden, and elsewhere have come to similar conclusions, finding no negative effect of low levels of fluoride on IQ.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • After 11 years of perseverance and determination, Rory McIlroy finally secured his elusive Grand Slam win, donning the iconic green jacket with tears of joy streaming down his face.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In both, a scrappy frontier upstart fought off its former master, counting on home field advantage, capable allies, and sheer determination to secure victory.
    Tom Bell, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025

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“Induction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induction. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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