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the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration

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Recent Examples of inauguration But the organization has been forced to stop its work in nearly 1,000 clinics since Trump’s inauguration in January because of U.S. funding that his administration eliminated or failed to renew, Emily Byers, a managing director at the organization, told me. Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025 Further complicating matters are sizable visa backlogs, which predate Trump’s inauguration, that in some cases already stretch beyond the tournament itself. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Bitter about being shut out of inauguration event? Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, other tech CEOs cozied up to the president with visits to Mar-a-Lago ahead of the inauguration. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inauguration

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“Inauguration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inauguration. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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