inaugural

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At the board’s inaugural meeting in Washington, Steve Witkoff announced a deal for the U.S. and Pakistan to jointly redevelop the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, owned by Pakistan’s loss-making airline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It's also the inaugural crewed flight of NASA's new lunar rocket, dubbed SLS.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The inaugural recipients of the Queen's Reading Room medal were also unveiled - with Selina Brown named national winner and Liz Waterland the local winner for services to literature in Lincolnshire.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The Mustangs, who won their ninth Southern Section crown last spring and subsequently captured the inaugural Division I state title in Fresno, notched their 15th consecutive victory and improved to 22-1.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

When she was an upperclassman, one of Dorothy’s professors at Wilberforce recommended her for graduate study in mathematics at Howard University, in what would be the inaugural class for a master’s degree in the subject.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly