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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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Kennedy has campaigned against vaccines for decades and he's expected to be confirmed this week.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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 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
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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President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday initiating a new reciprocal tariff system.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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The commission has found that in the past some accounts have been permitted to lag and the group is of the opinion that all bills should be paid promptly as the plant belongs to the citizens and a profit should be made.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The premium cuts came as a surprise after Citizens' board decided to seek an overall 14-percent rate increase in June last year—the maximum hike permitted to the corporation under Florida law.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Reform can happen, if the Council acts and if Speaker Adams let it.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Lafrenière, at the end of a 1:14 shift — longer than normal but not exactly taxing — coasted and let Rakell get a step on him.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
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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