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NYT Daily • August 22, 2025

___ Gorman, "The Hill We Climb" poet

Answer:

AMANDA

Hint:

The inaugural poet who shared her powerful verse at Biden’s 2021 swearing-in ceremony.

Explanation:

This clue is asking for the first name of the poet who wrote "The Hill We Climb," a famous inaugural poem. The blank signals a first name, and Amanda Gorman is the well-known poet who performed it at President Biden’s 2021 inauguration. The answer fits neatly as "AMANDA," matching both the clue’s structure and the cultural reference.

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