as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the inaugural event in the city's week long festival honoring the sailing ships
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as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
attended the inaugurals of the city's last three mayors
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Methodology To create this inaugural list of America’s Best Employers For Tech Workers, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista and surveyed more than 25,000 tech workers in the United States who were employed at companies across all sectors with at least 1,000 people in the country.
—Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2023
Contributions to an inaugural are deemed a gift to the state, not an individual.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2022
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Last year’s inaugural summit featured representatives from 20 African countries with discussion focused on exploring and tailoring cinematic opportunities to suit the unique characteristics of each geographic location across the continent.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Methodology To create this inaugural list of America’s Best Employers For Tech Workers, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista and surveyed more than 25,000 tech workers in the United States who were employed at companies across all sectors with at least 1,000 people in the country.
—Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Some of the million-dollar donors to the Biden inaugural also gave to Lamont, albeit on a much smaller scale: Bank of America, $5,000; AT&T, $10,000; Comcast, $15,000; and Lockheed Martin, $25,000.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2023
Contributions to an inaugural are deemed a gift to the state, not an individual.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2022
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“Inaugural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaugural. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.
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