inaugural
Example Sentences
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It is also the inaugural crewed flight of NASA's new lunar rocket, dubbed SLS.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Bank of America added that the May policy meeting—Shin’s first—alongside updated projections and inaugural remarks, should offer clearer guidance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The inaugural recipients of the Queen's Reading Room medal were also unveiled - with Selina Brown named national winner and Liz Waterland the local winner for services to literature in Lincolnshire.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The Mustangs, who won their ninth Southern Section crown last spring and subsequently captured the inaugural Division I state title in Fresno, notched their 15th consecutive victory and improved to 22-1.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
All the while, we were hearing that people had begun forming lines at the National Mall before dawn, bundled up as they waited for the inaugural activities to begin.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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