inaugurate
Example Sentences
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When Plateforme 10 was inaugurated, outdoor movies, curated by Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival, were screened on the outer wall of a museum.
From New York Times
A modern, multistory music school was inaugurated just last month.
From New York Times
On the last day, he will inaugurate the charity “House of Mercy,” giving his final address before leaving.
From Seattle Times
Pickle, who will be inaugurated as West Hollywood's drag laureate on July 16, will work with D'Arcy Drollinger, recently named San Francisco's Drag Laureate.
From Reuters
The brick that was defaced was actually part of a wall built during a mid-19th century restoration of the monument, which was inaugurated in the first century A.D.
From New York Times
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