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inauguration

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


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Since Inauguration Day 2025, the S&P 500 has risen 13%, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

American investors were humming “Hail to the Chief” last January, with stocks up in the weeks before Inauguration Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Trump signed an executive order on Inauguration Day that kept the app running in the U.S.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

I was just finishing writing my book on Inauguration Day and John Roberts swore Trump in, and the president swore an oath to uphold the Constitution, to faithfully execute it.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

Inauguration morning was sunny and cold in Washington, about 20 degrees.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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