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Recent Examples of swear in
So why not swear in Adelita Grijalva who was elected two weeks ago during a pro forma session?
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Mike Johnson ducks Epstein files questions, refuses to swear in Grijalva!
—The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
This was studied by comparing English speakers, who commonly swear in response to pain, with Japanese speakers, who rarely do.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The pich was seen as an anthropomorphic mother figure, so revered that it was forbidden to swear in her presence.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Mike Johnson ducks Epstein files questions, refuses to swear in Grijalva!
—The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
This was studied by comparing English speakers, who commonly swear in response to pain, with Japanese speakers, who rarely do.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The pich was seen as an anthropomorphic mother figure, so revered that it was forbidden to swear in her presence.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear in
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Goodarzi’s arraignment, which was scheduled for Tuesday morning, was continued to Thursday, the DA’s office confirmed.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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After preclinical trials, there’s a human trial that’s smaller than the ones required for drugs, followed by a feasibility trial to confirm the device works as intended.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Back in 2013, a Microsoft engineer claimed he’d been approached by government officials to install backdoors in BitLocker, but had turned the requests down.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hours later, Halligan became the latest Trump ally to give up her title amid scrutiny from judges about the administration's maneuvering to install the president's loyalists in key posts.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Following those verifications, the NRA issued its test-use approval early Wednesday afternoon, clearing the way for TEPCO to begin withdrawing control rods and initiating the nuclear reaction later in the day, Reuters reported.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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In cases of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, initiate your hazard lights and locate a secure spot, such as a nearby business parking area, to pull over and come to a halt.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The language in the memorandum affirms legitimate counterterrorism work while leaving room to treat political dissent as out of bounds.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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Changing the reporting structure would affirm Ternus’ status as a rising star, at a time when the company is still keeping its succession planning under wraps.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Within Orthodox circles in Argentina, preparatory stages for conversion may take place in the country, but the beit din, or rabbinical court, that validates them operates in Israel.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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In the r/AlamoDrafthouse subreddit, one user described issues at the Lake Highlands location in Dallas, writing that the system failed to validate their credit card and required staff assistance.—
Katey Psencik,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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But Roger always just let people in.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Choose one issue each week that others may have let linger and take ownership of bringing it to resolution.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And the patchwork of regulated markets across 40 states that allow medical sales and 25 that permit recreational sales will still be in conflict with federal law.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The motion alleges that the court made a mistake in admitting a statement made by Herrera to law enforcement officers during the investigation and allowing certain evidence to be permitted, according to court documents.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2026
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Seeing venerable houses in disrepair, a pair of women’s volunteer groups founded in the late twenties—the Natchez Garden Club and the Pilgrimage Garden Club—launched the preservation mission and inaugurated the tours.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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The board was inaugurated in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, though Carney had already left, according to The Associated Press.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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