inaugurate

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Modi and Macron will also inaugurate on Tuesday India's first helicopter final assembly line via videoconference from Mumbai, a joint venture between India's Tata Group and Airbus.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The truth is that the stock-market crash did not inaugurate the Great Depression, nor did people at the time believe that it did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

International Booker Prize winning-author Banu Mushtaq has found herself in the midst of a controversy after she was invited to inaugurate a prominent festival in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

One new initiative is a principals’ academy, which will inaugurate a two-year training regimen for aspiring administrators.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

The nation’s capital city was getting ready to inaugurate a new president the following month.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock