SWORE IN Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

swore in

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past tense of swear in

as in installed

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Representatives for Mandell’s family confirmed his death to The Times.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
First thought to be one of the shoe brand’s many tie-ups, a Vans representative confirmed in a statement sent to FN that its shoes are now offered on the retailer’s website but stopped short of calling it a collaboration.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of confirmed

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The previous year, the agency initiated 541 chases, according to department data.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Netflix has initiated a major round of layoffs Wednesday, eliminating about 6% of its global staff or some 1,000 jobs for its biggest round of job cuts in four years.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

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Last month, North Korea inaugurated the first road bridge linking it to Russia.

— Gage Goulding, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Located at 30 Galerie de Montpensier, the 323-square-foot space will be inaugurated by a solo exhibition for Deborah Roberts, running through November 28.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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Achane for the season and have been without top wide receiver Caleb Douglas the past three games, coach Jeff Hafley affirmed Monday that Willis remains the starting quarterback.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Secretary Rubio — who is also the US national security advisor — affirmed Saudi Arabia’s right to defend itself against Houthi aggression and Washington’s intention to honor its defense and security agreements with the kingdom.

— Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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However, his family has not been permitted a new in-person visit to independently assess his condition.

— Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
In my view, the root cause is corporate power—the way modern corporations are owned, governed, and permitted to organize markets and politics to their own advantage—and how relentlessly that power has concentrated over the past 50 years.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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Any change would ultimately have to be approved by the voters, something Loy acknowledged could be difficult after Republicans’ recent losses at the ballot box.

— Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026
Meiner is pushing the city to work with other Florida mayors to advocate directly with the state legislature to possibly amend or repeal the Live Local Act, which was approved Wednesday night.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

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