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Recent Examples of swear in
The poll comes as the 119th Congress is set to be sworn in, giving Republicans control over both the House and the Senate for the next two years.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Tisch was sworn in as NYPD commissioner on Nov. 25.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Tosta was sworn in by Mayor Bob Tharp during the Dec. 9 council meeting.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024
In November, a letter signed by 45 senators urged President Biden to take action before the new administration is sworn in on January 20th.
—Amy Shoenthal, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Tisch was sworn in as NYPD commissioner on Nov. 25.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Tosta was sworn in by Mayor Bob Tharp during the Dec. 9 council meeting.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024
In November, a letter signed by 45 senators urged President Biden to take action before the new administration is sworn in on January 20th.
—Amy Shoenthal, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Anthropic’s potential $60 billion valuation Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup founded by former OpenAI research executives, is in late-stage talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, CNBC has confirmed.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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The White later confirmed the event would be rescheduled for next week at the White House to accommodate additional attendees.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 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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The embarrassment inspired The New Yorker’s founding editor, Harold Ross, to install a fact-checking department, and since then checkers have left their marks all over the magazine.Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Marrone warned that more power shutoffs, initiated to limited potential fire starts from electrical equipment, will likely occur over the next few days.Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Beginning in 2022 and extending throughout 2024, Amazon initiated the largest layoffs in the company’s history, cutting more than 27,000 jobs across the company.Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 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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Both Porter and Hendrix suggest validating their feelings.Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
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Awards like the Globes and the Oscars are starting to further validate that attention.Jamie Lang, Variety, 10 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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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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Campbell wouldn’t let the players — or himself, for that matter — soak in last season’s stirring run to the NFC Championship Game.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Close your eyes and let your imagination run wild on all the ways to address a problem.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 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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