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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

Modi and Macron will also inaugurate on Tuesday India's first helicopter final assembly line via videoconference from Mumbai, a joint venture between India's Tata Group and Airbus.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 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 truth is that the stock-market crash did not inaugurate the Great Depression, nor did people at the time believe that it did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

The nation’s capital city was getting ready to inaugurate a new president the following month.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

Last week, Francis coughed repeatedly as he presided over Ash Wednesday services at a Roman church, and opted not to participate in the traditional procession that inaugurates the church’s Lenten season.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

He won’t be back until October, when he inaugurates the orchestra’s fall season with a celebration of Frank Gehry and the 20th anniversary of Walt Disney Concert Hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

She also attended a small private event this year in place of the large public ceremony that traditionally inaugurates her vacation at Balmoral.

From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2022

That menu inaugurates a revolution without bloodshed, vulgar language, or the destruction of fundamental institutions.

From H. R. by Lefevre, Edwin

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

In January, Mamdani was inaugurated as one of New York City’s youngest-ever mayors and its first Muslim to hold the office.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 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

Trump also holds the record for the third oldest president to be inaugurated, from when he began his first term at the age of 70.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

She was there when John A. Andrew was inaugurated Governor of Massachusetts.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

Transport Minister Matteo Salvini is inaugurating infrastructure every week.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

“Trump and Xi are inaugurating a new era in which technological prowess is at the core of the competition.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

During his visit, Widodo is inaugurating several construction projects in Nusantara, including a water reservoir.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

The men had been returning from Iran’s border with Azerbaijan after inaugurating a joint dam project.

From New York Times ● May 20, 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