inaugurate

Example Sentences

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It has won back so much loot that it recently inaugurated the Museum of Salvaged Art, where returned items spend time in Rome before being shipped back to the regions from where they were stolen.

From Seattle Times

Seventy years ago, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II inaugurated what Winston Churchill dreamily hoped would be a new Elizabethan age.

From Los Angeles Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Erdogan took part virtually in a ceremony inaugurating Turkey's first nuclear power plant last month, built by Russia's state nuclear energy company Rosatom.

From Reuters

In the midst of the excitement created from the race he helped inaugurate, Escovar’s time dropped slightly.

From Los Angeles Times

Late next year, he hopes to inaugurate the Iseum, a museum dedicated to the history of the cult.

From New York Times