inaugurate
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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
“I have faith that very soon all this region is going to be pacified and brotherhood and concord will return,” he said during a recent visit to La Concordia to inaugurate a new bridge.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024
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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