as in inaugural
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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Just before his inauguration, Trump announced his own meme coin, raising questions about whether it could be used to curry favor with the administration.
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Mike Allen, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
At the Social Security Administration, DOGE staffers swept into the agency days after Trump's inauguration and pressed for a software engineer to quickly get access to data systems that are normally carefully restricted even within the government, a former official said in court documents.
—arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The crowd wasn't a papal audience or political protest, but rather an inauguration of sorts for a new national icon.
—Olivia Hicks, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Since his inauguration, Trump has sought to reform the department, demoting attorneys, for instance, who prosecuted him and assisting people charged with Jan. 6 related offenses.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
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Mike Allen, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
At the Social Security Administration, DOGE staffers swept into the agency days after Trump's inauguration and pressed for a software engineer to quickly get access to data systems that are normally carefully restricted even within the government, a former official said in court documents.
—arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The crowd wasn't a papal audience or political protest, but rather an inauguration of sorts for a new national icon.
—Olivia Hicks, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Since his inauguration, Trump has sought to reform the department, demoting attorneys, for instance, who prosecuted him and assisting people charged with Jan. 6 related offenses.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Inauguration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inauguration. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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