inaugurated

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That entrance was designed for just four million visitors a year when it was inaugurated in 1988.

From Barron's • 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

President Theodore Roosevelt inaugurated that tradition by mediating the conflict between Russia and Japan after their 1905 war and then contributing to a similar effort involving Germany and France in 1906.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

On Friday it was announced that the military tribunal was being inaugurated - with reports that more than 30 officers would be tried.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Eddie Robinson was born in Athens, Georgia, on the same day that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was first inaugurated.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers