How to Use take office in a Sentence
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The swearing-in marked the final step for Santos to take office.
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Cayla Harris,
San Antonio Express-News,
5 Jan. 2022
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Jones will take office at the end of the year when Jegley's term concludes.
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John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2022
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As the election grew near, one forecast from FiveThirtyEight predicted a 77% chance Hines would take office.
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Erin Mansfield,
USA TODAY,
12 Nov. 2022
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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.
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Jamie Goldberg,
oregonlive,
5 Nov. 2022
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With Craig Greenberg preparing to take office, what are your hopes or expectations for him?
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Billy Kobin,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Dec. 2022
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Johnson will officially resign on Tuesday morning, and the new party leader will take office – with a small twist.
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Peter Aitken,
Fox News,
4 Sep. 2022
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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.
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Rory Linnane,
Journal Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2023
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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.
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Marie Brockling,
NBC News,
15 Nov. 2022
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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.
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Will Daniel,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2022
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President Obama, the first president to take office during the internet age was visible in a way his predecessors were not.
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Veronica Wells,
Essence,
18 Apr. 2022
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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.
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Katie Rice,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Oct. 2022
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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.
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Los Angeles Times,
11 Nov. 2022
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De Blasio’s successor, Eric Adams, who will take office January 1, nixed his inauguration gala.
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Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2021
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Republican Party leaders could certainly pressure Santos not to take office.
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Jill Filipovic,
CNN,
27 Dec. 2022
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Whoever is appointed would take office immediately and serve until voters choose a successor — in this case during the November 2024 general election.
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Jmanning,
oregonlive,
26 Jan. 2023
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