Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swearing in
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During the alleged assault, the victim managed to pull out a handgun, initiating a further struggle over the weapon.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026 -
Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment.—
Staff reports,
Florida Times-Union,
24 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota authorities are confirming additional information about Jessi Pierce and her three young children, all of whom were killed along with the NHL reporter in a house fire last week, as well as giving an update on Pierce’s husband.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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His wife, singer Garnet Imes Bowman, shared a statement the following day confirming the news.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Court of Appeals upheld a prior decision affirming the district lawfully terminated Rinderle, who gained national attention after she was fired for reading a book featuring LGBTQ+ themes in her classroom.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit says that HHS' declaration seeks to coerce providers to stop providing gender-affirming care and circumvent legal requirements for policy changes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 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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This revealed that around 10% of stars like the sun host a close-in planet, validating findings made by TESS's exoplanet-hunting predecessor Kepler.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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In real-world testing, the system cooled a truck cab significantly over a couple of hours on a warm day, validating the concept.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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