Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swearing in
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The question now becomes how much, if at all, the heat will come off him after initiating his agency divestment.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026 -
This change interacts with the magnets, increasing their magnetic field, and initiating a flow of new electricity through the coils.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The start of the final round of women's curling round-robin matches will be delayed by 25 minutes, with World Curling confirming the snow in Cortina is causing delays for the teams to reach the venue.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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Just days after our story ran, an internal memo was leaked from Audi confirming that the next-gen TT—the all-electric corporate cousin being developed on the same platform as the Porsches—is still on.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
19 Feb. 2026
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Removing access to gender affirming care leads to higher rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide attempts among transgender youth.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Texas attorney general has sued a fourth doctor, alleging violations of the state’s ban on providing gender-affirming care for minors.—
Emily Brindley
Health Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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This program collects two mid-length documentaries by Raymond Depardon from the mid-1970s, inaugurating a career-spanning interest in former French colonial Africa.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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ChatGPT passed that benchmark earlier this year, inaugurating a new technological era, though not necessarily one of superhuman intelligence.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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That’s validating looking back on it.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2026
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When the same agencies advancing a project are also responsible for validating its assumptions, skepticism is inevitable — especially when surrounding neighborhoods are asked to absorb the consequences.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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