inaugurate
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Finally, from 5,000 years ago, the Corded Ware people expanded out of the Russian steppe to inaugurate the European bronze age.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
To inaugurate his new enterprise, Woods commissioned a portrait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
US President Donald Trump on Thursday gathers allies to inaugurate the "Board of Peace," his new institution focused on progress on Gaza but whose ambitions reach much further.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
He launched his coup on 1 February 2021, the day Aung San Suu Kyi was due to inaugurate her new government.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
The nation’s capital city was getting ready to inaugurate a new president the following month.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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The show inaugurates the new 12,000-square-foot Condé M. Nast Galleries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Some of AI’s top names, including OpenAI’s Chief Executive Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, are expected to be present in India’s capital when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the summit on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
“Americans in Paris” inaugurates the university’s relocated and renamed art space; it has moved from Washington Square, where it was known as the Grey Art Gallery, several blocks east, to Cooper Square.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Thursday, UC San Diego formally inaugurates the Human Milk Institute, the first academic institution in the U.S. devoted to a crucial element of human nutrition that science is, in many ways, only beginning to understand.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Christ inaugurates the church of the new covenant, the new life of union with God.
From St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition by Gore, Charles
British architect Edwin Lutyens was credited with blending European styles and Indian architectural motifs in the new imperial capital, which was inaugurated in 1931.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But creating a new award altogether is more of a rarity — the last time the academy did it was 2007, when it inaugurated the Honors Award to recognize programming that drives positive social change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Cuban music lovers inaugurated a Beatles film festival, with fans in Italy, Russia and Greece finding their own ways for commemorating The Beatles’ special place in their lives.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
Trump was 70 when he was first inaugurated in 2017, and 78 when he took office for a second time last year.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
After the King and the other white men spoke, they inaugurated Patrice Lumumba as the new Prime Minister.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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At the ceremony inaugurating the museum, Kim, who was accompanied by Russian officials, praised his troops’ “noble sacrifices and heroic military feats.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Transport Minister Matteo Salvini is inaugurating infrastructure every week.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
During his visit, Widodo is inaugurating several construction projects in Nusantara, including a water reservoir.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Critics fault Mr Gandhi, the face of the party, for lacking the relentless campaigning of Prime Minister Modi, who frequently traverses the nation, addressing crowds and inaugurating projects worth millions of dollars.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024
This time I’m inaugurating my patent leather shoes and a baby blue poplin dress with a little jacket to match.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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