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Recent Examples of swear in
Just hours after Kennedy was sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Services on February 13, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, commission.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Millions of immigrants have come to America legally, taking the necessary steps until they could be sworn in as citizens.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
She was sworn in on Tuesday, May 14, at City Hall, completing Irvine’s transition from a five-member to a seven-member city council.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
Since being sworn in to helm the HHS, Kennedy has overseen significant layoffs across its agencies and canceled billions of dollars in federal grants to universities and public health departments.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Millions of immigrants have come to America legally, taking the necessary steps until they could be sworn in as citizens.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
She was sworn in on Tuesday, May 14, at City Hall, completing Irvine’s transition from a five-member to a seven-member city council.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
Since being sworn in to helm the HHS, Kennedy has overseen significant layoffs across its agencies and canceled billions of dollars in federal grants to universities and public health departments.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear in
Verb
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Enter your full name, email address, date of birth and other info to confirm your identity.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Lily Wang, a product manager for the brand, confirmed that the home can also include solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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For Pinterest Ads Manager, install the Pinterest tag.—
Paul Ross,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Trim trees; install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and/or impact glass; seal outside wall openings.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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Anthony Devlin/Press Association via AP What To Know The recall was initiated by Publix on May 9 and was classified by the FDA on June 3.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Since it was initiated five months ago, the prescribed fire has burned 130 acres of private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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But all eyes are likely to be on A$AP Rocky, who’s done some scattered acting before, but who appears in his biggest role to date as Yung Felon, a part whose place in the story has yet to be revealed, but that’s been affirmed by Lee to be a major one.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Researchers must affirm their safety in larger studies and better understand whether these cells remain functional for the long term and can make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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Electoral regulators still must validate the vote, though that is viewed as a formality.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Effective strategies include extensive customer interviews, iterative prototyping and continuous feedback loops to validate your solutions.—
Will Fan,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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But even now, decades later, the U.S. has fewer missile interceptors deployed (44) than the treaty permitted (100).—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
6 June 2025
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Teams are permitted to have up to 35 players in their squad at the start of the tournament (and must have a minimum of 26).—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Large windows throughout let in plenty of sunlight.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Victoria didn’t let the losses in the final months of 2024 get to her.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Martens will inaugurate his tenure at Margiela with an Artisanal collection due to be unveiled on July 9 at 7.30 p.m. After presenting his first couture collection for Valentino in January, Alessandro Michele is sitting out this season.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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In March 2025, Turkey and Azerbaijan inaugurated a new gas pipeline connecting Nakhichevan to Turkey’s gas grid, and thus reduced Nakhichevan’s decades-old reliance on Iranian energy.—
Zaur Shiriyev,
Foreign Affairs,
26 May 2025
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear%20in. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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