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inauguration

[in-aw-gyuh-rey-shuhn, -guh-] / ɪnˌɔ gyəˈreɪ ʃən, -gə- /


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A host of companies gave money to last year’s inauguration festivities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

The jury at the Biennale were due to announce a series of prizes at the inauguration on 9 May.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

In recent high-level exchanges, Pyongyang and Moscow have celebrated the connection of their first road bridge, the start of construction of a "friendship hospital", and the inauguration of a North Korean military memorial complex.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Attired in the white dress she had planned to wear to his inauguration, Jackson’s beloved wife was buried on Christmas Eve in the garden at the Hermitage.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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