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Recent Examples of swear in
This marks a return to the agency for Harris, which previously represented the then-U.S. Senator prior to her being sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States — the first woman, the first Black American and the first South Asian American to be elected to the position.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
The post included a photo of Marshall and Kennedy shaking hands in the Oval Office.
Kennedy was sworn in at the White House on Thursday.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2025
He was confirmed by the Senate in November 2024 and sworn in on December 16, 2024.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2025
My research group has recorded over 10,000 people swearing in public.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
The post included a photo of Marshall and Kennedy shaking hands in the Oval Office.
Kennedy was sworn in at the White House on Thursday.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2025
He was confirmed by the Senate in November 2024 and sworn in on December 16, 2024.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2025
My research group has recorded over 10,000 people swearing in public.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear in
Verb
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Hoffner did confirm that all 25 locations were owned by one franchise-owner, which continues to own and operate other Dairy Queen restaurants in the state.—
Alana Edgin,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The team confirmed the change as the Yankees began spring training in Florida over the weekend.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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The world’s largest offshore wind developer, Denmark’s Orsted, decided on Feb. 5 to ditch its goal to install up to 38 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
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
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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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No injuries were reported and the recall was voluntarily initiated as a precautionary measure.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
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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The permitting process has sparked fighting in the Charlotte region over the years between farmers who say the sludge is a cost-effective fertilizer and residents concerned about the potential health and environmental impacts.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
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The two Metroidvania progenitors — 1986’s Metroid and 1987’s Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest — cultivated a sense of geographical bewilderment by letting players unfurl the secrets of their arcane worlds in any direction along the X and Y axes.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Plus, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni isn’t going to let Moore easily leave Philadelphia with any staff members Moore didn’t bring with him.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
20 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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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear%20in. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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