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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Maivia will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Friday, April 5 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Starks’ achievements were recognized in 2014 when she was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
She was inducted into the all-genre Canadian Music Hall of Fame last year and is also a member of the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
Her remarkable achievements were duly recognized when she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002, solidifying her status as an iconic figure for female soccer players worldwide.
—Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
After many delirious weeks, and many hours of bouncing my crying son to sleep, I felt fully inducted as his mother.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
Keith will be inducted posthumously, of course, but he was not elected posthumously.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
Finally, James Burton, the pioneering rock and country guitarist, will be inducted in the Recording and/or Touring Musician Category.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English, from Medieval Latin inductus, past participle of inducere, from Latin
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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