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Recent Examples of swear in
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter was sworn in as a Federal Trade Commissioner on May 2, 2018, bringing extensive experience in competition, privacy, and consumer protection to the role.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, two new trustees were sworn in at the meeting following a recent special election to fill two vacancies.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Enforcement of the violation started accelerating on Dec. 19 — nine days after McCarty was sworn in.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Evers was then sworn in as governor a year before a global pandemic hit Wisconsin and a flood of false claims about the state's system of elections were central to President Donald Trump's effort to overturn his 2020 election loss.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, two new trustees were sworn in at the meeting following a recent special election to fill two vacancies.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Enforcement of the violation started accelerating on Dec. 19 — nine days after McCarty was sworn in.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Evers was then sworn in as governor a year before a global pandemic hit Wisconsin and a flood of false claims about the state's system of elections were central to President Donald Trump's effort to overturn his 2020 election loss.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear in
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Former Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate has dropped out of the 2026 race for the U.S. Senate, a spokesperson confirmed Friday, Aug. 8.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Wells previously confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that, like season 1, next season will unfold across another 15-hour workday.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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With Petterson out, Soriano had unanimous support to install the five new members, bringing the total number to nine.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Trim trees; install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and/or impact glass; seal outside wall openings.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District initiated the overflow at 9:55 p.m. on Aug. 9.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Susquehanna initiates Parker-Hannifin as positive The firm said shares have plenty more room to run.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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Former President Joe Biden affirmed the longstanding practice of including the total number of persons residing in the states in those tallies with a 2021 executive order, which Trump revoked on the first day of his second term.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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During an event in the Oval Office Wednesday with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Trump affirmed the 50% tariff number, not giving a specific answer as to whether additional tariffs on India would be dropped if there were a deal between Russia and Ukraine.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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If anything, impending fatherhood had validated my choice to stop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The folks over at Pantone have also validated skin-tone accuracy for onscreen realism.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Aug. 2025
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Dispensaries are also not permitted to operate in either jurisdiction.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Then, in May, access was permitted again in two forms.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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Grow in full sun and provide consistent moisture without letting the soil get soggy.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Offer Opportunities For Experience Without Commitment Offer leadership shadowing and stretch assignments that let middle managers experience the role before applying.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Citing comments from industry sources familiar with the matter, the South Korean publication noted that the Hanwha Ocean Global Engineering Center India was inaugurated on Sunday at an industrial hub in Noida, some 26 kilometers away from India's capital, New Delhi.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Then, shortly after Trump was inaugurated, ICE officers asked Blanco to come in for another appointment and detained him.—
Perla Trevizo,
ProPublica,
30 July 2025
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