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inaugurated

  • past participle
    of inaugurate.
    inaugurate
    verb (used with object)
    to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin.
  • past tense form
    of inaugurate.
    inaugurate
    verb (used with object)
    to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin.

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In January, Zohran Mamdani was inaugurated as the first Muslim mayor of the very city that was ground zero for al-Qaida’s attacks.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

In June, the agency said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a "newly inaugurated nuclear materials production factory" on 3 June, which it identified as the Yongbyon enrichment facility.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Bank Melli began operating in the U.A.E. in 1969, before statehood, and has two branches in Dubai, whose ruler inaugurated its first branch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But creating a new award altogether is more of a rarity — the last time the academy did it was 2007, when it inaugurated the Honors Award to recognize programming that drives positive social change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

The El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz/Malcolm X stamp is the twenty-second in the Black Heritage Series, which was inaugurated in 1978.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey