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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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Trump announced his choice of Jared Isaacman in December, before the president's inauguration, and the nominee seemed poised to be confirmed by Congress as soon as next week.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
Verb
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So over time, the use of electric fencing, and the expertise needed to install and maintain it, has spread through her community and the surrounding region, with 535 electric fences installed to date.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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However, if the compost is soggy and open to the air, add a lid to the bin to keep the rain out, or install a tarp or other covering over your compost in wet weather.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 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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The resolution approved by the school board also initiates the execution of an escrow agreement, the levy of a direct annual tax to repay the bonds and the approval of the sale of the bonds to the purchaser, officials said.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
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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The new pope’s brother had to resolve an online dispute by affirming Leo is a fan of the South Side’s Chicago White Sox and not the North Side’s Cubs.—
Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández,
The Conversation,
9 May 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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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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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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Our schools do not permit students in preschool through 8th grade to have cell phones on campus and high school students must keep cell phones off during instruction time, with fewexceptions.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
25 May 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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Dorsey, a lawyer in the executive branch since the Obama administration, was named acting general counsel for the White House’s Office of Administration in January, when Trump was inaugurated.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
22 May 2025
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The policy change was tied to an executive order signed on Jan. 20, when Trump was inaugurated, that called for enhanced screening and vetting across federal agencies, as well as a presidential action designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
Denver Post,
20 May 2025
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