inaugurated

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Manzo, not wearing his bullet-resistant vest, held Carlitos in his arms as he inaugurated the event.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The newly inaugurated Lyndon Johnson had sky-high support after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, political cover that arguably helped Johnson muscle civil rights legislation through Congress and escalate the Vietnam War.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

An initiative to create a new, temporary market in the city wasn't even inaugurated before fighting once again took over.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

In 2014 he inaugurated a controversial new stadium there called the Pancho Arena, where top-flight team Puskás Akadémia plays to small crowds.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Besides, the car fire had inaugurated one of the most important discussions of both their lives, a talk that went on for hours, interspersed between ferocious Quake II battles on their linked computers.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz