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Recent Examples of swear in
Duffy was sworn in as transportation secretary hours before the Wednesday crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that killed 67 people.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
The trip to Panama is Rubio's first abroad since being sworn in as secretary of state.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
Trump brings an unusual approach to the plane crash in the first big domestic crisis of his presidency
Hours after being sworn in, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was at the scene of the fatal airline crash.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Trump declared a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border hours after being sworn in as president.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
The trip to Panama is Rubio's first abroad since being sworn in as secretary of state.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
Trump brings an unusual approach to the plane crash in the first big domestic crisis of his presidency
Hours after being sworn in, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was at the scene of the fatal airline crash.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Trump declared a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border hours after being sworn in as president.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear in
Verb
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Ellis also posted a video statement to her Facebook on Jan. 31 confirming she was not involved.—
Katie Smith,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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As first reported by Axios and confirmed by Variety, Disney is changing the disclaimer that autoplays before these titles.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Have strong antivirus software: 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, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The most straightforward approach would be to install Bregman as the starting second baseman and keep everyone else in their current roles, but if the Red Sox wanted there are a number of other possibilities, all with their own pros and cons.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Learn the logistics of initiating withdrawals, rollovers and managing tax withholding.—
Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2025
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The measures can either be initiated by residents themselves, through signature-collection efforts, or by local lawmakers, depending on the state.—
Kiara Alfonseca,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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In 2017, the federal appeals court for the Second Circuit, in affirming Mr. Ulbricht’s conviction, acknowledged the severe nature of the punishment.—
David Yaffe-Bellany,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Still, American democracy has proven to be resilient, and Congress, the branch of government closest to the people, was coming together to affirm the choice of Americans.—
LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK,
TIME,
6 Jan. 2025
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And the way that Joe Alwyn’s character responds seems to validate, perhaps, her accusation.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, human studies are needed to validate these effects.—
Devineé Lingo, M.S.,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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In participating in those extreme acts, Saha said, people fall victim to a group psychology that both permits and encourages more extreme behavior.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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As of right now, only eight states in the nation — California among them — permit the unrestricted retail sales of raw milk.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The bar found a Dutch butcher who can slice the steak the right way, and developed its own Whiz when British food codes wouldn’t let the real(?) stuff in.—
Ali Watkins,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Spray the mixture onto your countertops and let the solution sit for 3-5 minutes before wiping it down with a soft sponge or cloth.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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By inaugurating the era of development aid, the U.S. was strategically using the concept of universality to undermine what was left of the British, French and Belgian colonial empires while guaranteeing its own access to new markets in developing countries.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
13 Feb. 2025
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Charles Baudelaire translated him, inaugurating Poe-mania in France.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Feb. 2025
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