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Recent Examples of swear in
His boss, after all, is the oldest person to be sworn in as president of the United States.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
But Trump signaled a détente when, after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pick for Chief Financial Officer was sworn in, the president quickly endorsed Gruters as head of the country’s Republican Party.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Caruso, who resigned from the state House of Representatives on Monday, was sworn in as clerk and comptroller just after midnight on Tuesday.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 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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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
But Trump signaled a détente when, after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pick for Chief Financial Officer was sworn in, the president quickly endorsed Gruters as head of the country’s Republican Party.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Caruso, who resigned from the state House of Representatives on Monday, was sworn in as clerk and comptroller just after midnight on Tuesday.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 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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The 200-acre campus, now called Aspiria, is a contender for a potential Royals ballpark after the team confirmed that an affiliate purchased the mortgage of the campus in the spring, giving the team some financial leverage over the site.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim as Daniella Weisman from Glencoe, a spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In early 2023, the governor replaced much of the school’s board of trustees with political allies and helped install Corcoran, a former House speaker and education commissioner, as president.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the last quarter, the partnership has facilitated recovery of more than 26,600 kilograms of textiles from 23 hotels and initiated conversations with 12 hotel groups in Delhi.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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The company has also initiated a search process to find a permanent successor.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Having breathed in the fresh air of the mountains, affirmed his love for his girlfriend, and taken in the beautiful view, Daniel all but forgets about his fight with his mother.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Since then, however, the court has allowed states to ban gender-affirming care for minors and has agreed to review Idaho’s and West Virginia’s bans on transgender athletes joining sports teams.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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To be sure, many approaches have been tried in the past, but all sorts of predictions that arose from them have yet to be validated or borne out by experiment.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
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The data collected will be used to validate mechanical models that will inform the final design of the full-scale propellant tanks.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unmanned Aerial Systems with thermal imaging and infrared capability are in use and night-capable aircraft are available to support crews overnight if needed and as conditions permit.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But permitting delays and local resistance remain obstacles.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bonneville, sitting behind her, grabbed her hand for the last 15 minutes and didn’t let go.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Each of these commitments comes nestled in a bramble of thorny questions that societies have been debating for the last, let’s round it off at, 250 years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ethiopia will tomorrow inaugurate Africa’s largest dam, a major source of electricity and national pride for the country, but which threatens to fray ties with nations downstream.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook then inaugurated the first two stores in India, respectively located in the financial hub of Mumbai and capital New Delhi, in 2023.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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