Inauguration Day
noun
: January 20 following a presidential election on which the president of the U.S. is inaugurated
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Recall how Silicon Valley’s CEO celebrities stood right behind the President on Inauguration Day in January 2025, preening over the crowd before them.
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Olivier Sylvain, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Shortly after Inauguration Day in 2025, Planet Money visited Little Village, a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood in Chicago.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 12 May 2026
The hostages were released on the afternoon of Inauguration Day, January 20, 1981.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Meeting in trailer held at Mar-a-Lago One of the most in-depth interactions the president had in the movie happened at Mar-a-Lago, as the couple met about security and logistics of Inauguration Day.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Olivier Sylvain, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Shortly after Inauguration Day in 2025, Planet Money visited Little Village, a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood in Chicago.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 12 May 2026
The hostages were released on the afternoon of Inauguration Day, January 20, 1981.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Meeting in trailer held at Mar-a-Lago One of the most in-depth interactions the president had in the movie happened at Mar-a-Lago, as the couple met about security and logistics of Inauguration Day.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Inauguration Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inauguration%20Day. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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