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He promised in his inaugural address to “immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.”
From Salon • May 5, 2026
The inaugural event was designed for club runners but evolved to include everyone from elite entrants to those in weird and wonderful fancy dress, raising money for charity.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
A news release about the inaugural exhibitions noted that they are drawn from the museum’s founding collection of more than 40,000 works.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The high school, for example, shut down one year after it welcomed its inaugural class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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
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