How to pronounce initiative

Listen to initiative in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“initiative” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. initiative for its MARS initiative.

    UK Parliament · watch from 23:22 · hear it here

  2. initiative laser focused on agency initiative laser focused on combat agency initiative laser focused on combat

    Dept of Justice · watch from 12:00 · hear it here

  3. Afghanistan Health Initiative.

    CDC · watch from 5:34 · hear it here

  4. Initiative, resourcefulness, leadership.

    National Archives · watch from 23:21 · hear it here

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