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Recent Examples of swear in
Lisa Cook is sworn in during a Senate Banking hearing in 2023.Drew Angerer / Getty Images file
Trump is the first president in U.S. history to try to remove a sitting Fed official.
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, was sworn in on Sept. 24 as national adviser for nutrition, health and housing at the Department of Agriculture.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 24 Sep. 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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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, was sworn in on Sept. 24 as national adviser for nutrition, health and housing at the Department of Agriculture.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 24 Sep. 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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In response to a Star inquiry, the State Department confirmed Arrington’s role in obtaining the replica and described the former director as helpful and knowledgeable.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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The legendary, beloved actress has died at 79, it was confirmed on Saturday.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 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.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Never mind that most Texas fans were happy to usher Ewers out of the building to install Manning as the starter.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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Nunez said the firefighters quickly initiated rescue operations and freed two of the occupants from the car.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, reports emerged that the NFL has officially initiated a review into the application of the concussion protocol for Dart's injury, an investigation that will be conducted jointly by the NFL and the NFLPA, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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North Korea and its new military ally Russia have repeatedly affirmed their closer relationship since signing a mutual defense pact last year, and Kim has sent thousands of troops, missiles and munitions to assist Moscow’s war in Ukraine.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Oct. 2025
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Federal officials repeatedly sought to calm public anxieties, affirming no evidence of foreign involvement or ill intent behind the sightings.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Chatbots are known to validate users’ obsessions and delusions, and most of the litigation around this phenomenon has so far pertained to self-harm, as in the suits Jain has brought against OpenAI and Character Technologies.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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And his comments validated what Grier and even Wilson routinely said, which is that Plattner is in regular communication with his top decision-makers.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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This structural compatibility facilitates simultaneous quantum operations and permits smooth integration with current optical systems.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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The number of homes approved under the Complete Communities incentive — which lets developers build many more units than the underlining zoning would otherwise allow — has skyrocketed from 170 in 2022 to 1,131 in 2023 and to 1,917 in 2024.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Immediately after the cease-fire takes effect, Israel will let 400 aid trucks enter Gaza everyday for the first five days, and gradually increase that number, a senior Palestinian official told the BBC.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The last iteration of Abu Dhabi Art, inaugurated in 2007, will take place this fall before the event transforms to Frieze Abu Dhabi in November 2026.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Oct. 2025
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the airport on October 8.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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