swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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By Monday, Halligan — a University of Miami law grad who got her start representing insurance companies in South Florida — was sworn in as interim attorney to the post.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Once she's sworn in, Grijalva will serve out the remainder of the current congressional term.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
She could be sworn in as quickly as Wednesday.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
Styles has kept a relatively low profile since wrapping his Love on Tour tour in July 2023, popping up at random places to run marathons, watch the Pope get sworn in, strolling around New York City with Zoe Kravitz, and even helping (and failing) a woman parallel park her car.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Once she's sworn in, Grijalva will serve out the remainder of the current congressional term.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
She could be sworn in as quickly as Wednesday.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
Styles has kept a relatively low profile since wrapping his Love on Tour tour in July 2023, popping up at random places to run marathons, watch the Pope get sworn in, strolling around New York City with Zoe Kravitz, and even helping (and failing) a woman parallel park her car.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
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