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inauguration

[in-aw-gyuh-rey-shuhn, -guh-] / ɪnˌɔ gjəˈreɪ ʃən, -gə- /


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The statement was a sign of how much the Italian-American relationship had fallen since the inauguration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Elected in 2022, Meloni was the sole European leader to attend Trump's inauguration in January 2025 and was widely seen by her EU colleagues as a potential bridge-builder with the US president.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Anant’s father, Mukesh — who is worth an estimated $90 billion and lives in a 27-story home — came to Washington, D.C., for Trump’s second inauguration, posing with the president at a private reception.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The bestselling tenor also avoided the second inauguration but made a special Oval Office visit in October, when he serenaded the president.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Attired in the white dress she had planned to wear to his inauguration, Jackson’s beloved wife was buried on Christmas Eve in the garden at the Hermitage.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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