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inaugural

[in-aw-gyer-uhl, -ger-uhl] / ɪnˈɔ gyər əl, -gər əl /


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The inaugural top 20, which will be updated monthly, is entirely made up of female authors, with Irish writer Chloe Walsh appearing most frequently.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Alyssa Collins knew when she assumed her post as the Huntington’s inaugural Octavia Butler fellow in 2021 that the science-fiction luminary had openly criticized her lost novel, “Survivor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

They focused on the Hungarian nationalist group Vitézi Rend, whose medal Gorka wore on a military tunic to Trump’s inaugural events.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

The museum’s inaugural show saw 78 artists take over the structure and repurpose it in radical ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A regiment of National Guard troops, on hand for the inaugural parade, arrived on the scene and pushed back the crowd at one intersection.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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