swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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All four are scheduled to be sworn in at a May City Council meeting.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
If confirmed by a sweeping majority, Mullin would then be sworn in as DHS secretary.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
He was sworn in by President El-Sisi himself in 2023 as prosecutor-general.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The political careers of the governor and former vice president have orbited each other but never crossed since Newsom was sworn in as San Francisco’s mayor and Harris as the city’s district attorney on the same day in 2004.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
If confirmed by a sweeping majority, Mullin would then be sworn in as DHS secretary.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
He was sworn in by President El-Sisi himself in 2023 as prosecutor-general.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The political careers of the governor and former vice president have orbited each other but never crossed since Newsom was sworn in as San Francisco’s mayor and Harris as the city’s district attorney on the same day in 2004.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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