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  • verb Present participle of initial.

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Examples

  • At the time, the two sides had indicated their agreement in principle by "initialing" the two protocols, the text of which was not published until August 31.

    Harut Sassounian: Who Will Blink First, Armenia or Turkey? 2009

  • These reports are likely not always well received, hence a comically exhaustive signing and initialing of paperwork to relieve Veridical of all blame.

    Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010

  • Yani, a 30-year-old who played his way into the tournament by winning three qualifying matches last week, was still signing autographs well after his opponent, Bernard Tomic, was pulled away from initialing giant tennis balls to give a television interview.

    Dinner? For Sock, It Won't Be Burritos Carl Bialik 2011

  • On that late-night post-ball-massacre ride with Fiona to the airport, the one spent signing and initialing the contract agreement for protective exile, I was actually a little giddy with excitement.

    THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE Adrienne Maria Vrettos 2010

  • As at the initialing stage, the four signatories were strongly influenced by the need to retain duty-free and quota-free (DFQF) access to the EU for their exports.

    Africa-E.U. Economic Agreement Stalls 2010

  • I declined every option of coverage, initialing beside every X.

    The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010

  • As at the initialing stage, the four signatories were strongly influenced by the need to retain duty-free and quota-free (DFQF) access to the EU for their exports.

    Africa-E.U. Economic Agreement Stalls 2010

  • On that late-night post-ball-massacre ride with Fiona to the airport, the one spent signing and initialing the contract agreement for protective exile, I was actually a little giddy with excitement.

    THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE Adrienne Maria Vrettos 2010

  • If you're taking $20 bills or $50 bills in an unmarked envelope and initialing a little receipt, that's a whole lot different than just chatting with an agent who drops by your church.

    Famed Civil Rights Photographer Outed As FBI Informant 2010

  • Iraq War opponents who resent Obama for initialing opposing the war while a state senator, and then repeatedly voting to perpetuate the war when he had the opportunity to meaningfully oppose the war as a US senator, and see his foreign policy as naive to the point of being dangerous.

    Edwards And Obama Camps Both Pushing "Hillary-Is-Polarizing" Line 2009

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