"inaugurated" in the verb sense
1. inaugurate, kick off
commence officially
2. inaugurate
open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
3. inaugurate, usher in, introduce
be a precursor of
"The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"
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