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inaugural

[in-aw-gyer-uhl, -ger-uhl] / ɪnˈɔ gyər əl, -gər əl /


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In his First Inaugural Address, George Washington said “the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty” is “finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Its orotund prose certainly differs from the lean muscularity of the Second Inaugural or the elegiac concision of the Gettysburg Address.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

“Trump has an opportunity to solidify … reluctant supporters — and even convert some critics — if he delivers a strong Inaugural Address and sets an optimistic tone,” Rove wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

"We are pleased to continue Boeing's bipartisan tradition of supporting US Presidential Inaugural Committees," Boeing said.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

Well, we were invited to the Inaugural Ball, the biggest and most desirable one where thousands of people would gather, where all the new dresses and satin shoes and hairdos would be.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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