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Mr. Kaufman joined the Journal in 2018 as a Robert L. Bartley Fellow and then as the inaugural Joseph Rago Memorial Fellow.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
There originally was a racing season, but when attendance lagged the owners opted for a single Memorial Day Weekend event in 1911, the inaugural Indianapolis 500.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Months later, Anderson received a letter informing him that he had been accepted into the inaugural class at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
He promised in his inaugural address to “immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.”
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Our rooms overlooked Lafayette Square and the North Lawn of the White House, where we could see the grandstand and metal bleachers being set up in preparation for the inaugural parade.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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