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as in inauguration
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the installation of a new president takes place once every four years

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as in facility
a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose a massive installation that supplies the electrical power needs for the entire state

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Recent Examples of installation The first installation of The Nun would then come out in 2018. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Plus, the up-front hardware costs (dish, router, and mounting) are higher than for a typical cable or fiber installation. Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 In Utah, Electreon and Utah State University’s ASPIRE Center are powering heavy-duty Kenworth trucks on a test track and building a new installation at the Utah Inland Port, designed for commercial freight operations. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025 The business posted about repairs and potential timelines on social media, including electrical work and installation of a new walk-in freezer and soda machines, while updating the community on progress toward reopening. Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for installation
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Noun
  • That happened soon after the company gave $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The amendment was ratified in 1951 after Franklin Roosevelt died shortly after his inauguration for an unprecedented fourth term.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Jacksonville can count on several military facilities, including naval stations and a submarine base, and Washington is, of course, home to the Pentagon.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Information technology company Provalus has selected Harrison as the location for its newest facility.
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • From Clinton’s tenure as first lady of the state of Arkansas through her White House years, Kamran periodically dressed her for key events, including for Bill Clinton’s second gubernatorial inaugural.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
  • If fundraising is Global’s plan with its pair of inaugurals, leaving its A380 parked at JFK for four days between flights is an odd choice.
    Edward Russell, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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  • In 2018, for example, Lucas Pablo was convicted of assault for allegedly attacking an M2 Norteño member with a baseball bat during an gang initiation, records show.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Following this stage, a general project plan will be developed which will lead to the initiation of a special process to select a concessionaire for each terminal.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Installation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installation. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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