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inauguration

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


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Trump congratulated González-Colón in a letter shared at her January 2025 inauguration saying, “I am so proud of your resounding victory.”

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Complete Autowash on a chilly Tuesday morning in January 2025, eight days after President Trump’s second inauguration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

He added that Downing Street wanted the process completed "quickly" so Lord Mandelson was in post by the time of Trump's inauguration.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

In early 2021, Becerra was confirmed to serve as President Biden’s health secretary, another first for a Latino and a critical post given the COVID-19 crisis, and remained in that role until Trump’s second inauguration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

On the day of Woodrow Wilson’s second inauguration, March 4, 1917, one thousand protesting women encircled the White House in the biting wind, sleet, and pouring rain.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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