inauguration
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The jury at the Biennale were due to announce a series of prizes at the inauguration on 9 May.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
He added that Downing Street wanted the process completed "quickly" so Lord Mandelson was in post by the time of Trump's inauguration.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Officials gave the dinner a lower security classification than they do for events of national or international significance, another person said, such as the presidential inauguration or the State of the Union address.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Still, those attending the terminal's inauguration ceremony simply seemed relieved it had been finished at all.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Our close friend Elizabeth Alexander, the poet who’d written a poem for Barack's first inauguration, spoke to the class, which meant that Barack and I got to sit back and just feel.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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