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• The swearing-in marked the final step for Santos to take office.
  — Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Jan. 2022
• Jones will take office at the end of the year when Jegley's term concludes.
  — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2022
• As the election grew near, one forecast from FiveThirtyEight predicted a 77% chance Hines would take office.
  — Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2022
• The system detailed in the Portland proposal would have candidates who place second and third in the ranked choice tally take office as well as the winner.
  — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022
• With Craig Greenberg preparing to take office, what are your hopes or expectations for him?
  — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2022
• Johnson will officially resign on Tuesday morning, and the new party leader will take office – with a small twist.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022
• The winners will take office at a time when students are still dealing with the pandemic’s effects on their academic progress, social connections and home life.
  — Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
• That now appears to have changed, drawing the ire of the Israeli government and threatening to strain ties with the key U.S. ally as its most right-wing government in history prepares to take office.
  — Marie Brockling, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2022
• Nabarro said that the question now is how government policy might be able to help counteract rising inflation, with a new prime minister set to take office on Sept. 5.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022
• President Obama, the first president to take office during the internet age was visible in a way his predecessors were not.
  — Veronica Wells, Essence, 18 Apr. 2022
• The state’s investigation, which must conclude before the Free Fall can be taken down, continues with no end in sight as a new agriculture commissioner prepares to take office.
  — Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2022
• And, if Measure A passes, whoever comes after him will take office under a new reality in which the supervisors have undeniable leverage over them.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
• De Blasio’s successor, Eric Adams, who will take office January 1, nixed his inauguration gala.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2021
• Republican Party leaders could certainly pressure Santos not to take office.
  — Jill Filipovic, CNN, 27 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024