inauguration
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Heavy security, including armoured tanks, were deployed in the capital, Kampala, ahead of the inauguration in what police said were measures intended to maintain public order.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Trump congratulated González-Colón in a letter shared at her January 2025 inauguration saying, “I am so proud of your resounding victory.”
From Salon • May 6, 2026
In early 2021, Becerra was confirmed to serve as President Biden’s health secretary, another first for a Latino and a critical post given the COVID-19 crisis, and remained in that role until Trump’s second inauguration.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
At the inauguration of a new phase of the Galkynysh plant in mid-April, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov -- former president and now father of the nation -- hailed the country's important ties with Beijing.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
He had known several of them in previous assignments and other bases and he had met almost all of them in the days preceding his inauguration as their commander.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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