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Recent Examples of swear in
Starting on Monday, after he is sworn in, Mr. Trump will have the power to pardon the mayor.
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Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
For over a hundred years, Presidents and Vice Presidents after Washington were typically sworn in on March 4.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn in inside the Capitol Rotunda, rather than on the west front of the Capitol.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Eight inches of snow fell the night before John F. Kennedy was sworn in.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
For over a hundred years, Presidents and Vice Presidents after Washington were typically sworn in on March 4.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn in inside the Capitol Rotunda, rather than on the west front of the Capitol.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Eight inches of snow fell the night before John F. Kennedy was sworn in.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear in
Verb
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Many encouraged Garcia to confirm the pregnancy with a doctor.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Nelly will be performing at president-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural ball on Monday (Jan. 20), an inside source has confirmed to Billboard.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
19 Jan. 2025
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But the future of these credits is a significant issue for homeowners who want to install solar panels.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
12 Jan. 2025
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Shoppers love the extra space the shed provides, calling it sturdy, well made, and very easy to install.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2025
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Hesitation to initiate tasks, often fueled by the overwhelming nature of clutter, leads to avoidance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Four specific moves — illegally attempting to end birthright citizenship, reviving the Schedule F order that could initiate a civil service purge, pardoning January 6 rioters, and ordering multiple investigations into the Biden administration — deserve particular attention.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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The vice president will read aloud the electoral votes, and then Congress counts each state's results to affirm Trump's victory.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
6 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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Governments face challenges in keeping records updated across all systems, ensuring citizens report changes accurately and promptly, and validating changes to ensure the updates are legitimate and not fraudulent.—
Brian Chidester,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Day needed to win a national championship to validate himself after yet another loss to rival Michigan at the end of the regular season.—
Manny Navarro,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The study instantly became a formal part of DOE permit proceedings that Trump would have to address, Public Citizen attorney Tyson Slocum told Axios' Ben Geman. 2.—
Ben Geman,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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Most Japanese stars who leave for the United States do so after 25, when they are permitted to sign a free-agent contract like Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s $325 million megadeal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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But the flip side is also true: Nothing would be more harmful than letting the Small Business Deduction disappear at the end of the year.—
John E. Kelly Jr.,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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The qualified business income deduction: The QBI was created under TCJA and lets businesses filing under the individual tax code deduct 20% of their income.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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Every president has been inaugurated on Jan. 20 since 1937, according to the 20th Amendment.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
13 Jan. 2025
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When Biden was inaugurated in January 2021, the jobless rate stood at 6.4%, while inflation was about to soar to 40-year highs, kicking off a flurry of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve to tame price increases.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2025
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