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Recent Examples of swear in
In January, just two weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as president, Simone’s estate shared a clip from this interview on Instagram.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
In January, Bezos sat on the dais with other tech titans as the president was sworn in.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
The address to members of Congress will be Trump’s first since he was sworn in as President for the second time on Jan. 20.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
When Trump was sworn in, DOGE was formally created through an executive order.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
In January, Bezos sat on the dais with other tech titans as the president was sworn in.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
The address to members of Congress will be Trump’s first since he was sworn in as President for the second time on Jan. 20.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
When Trump was sworn in, DOGE was formally created through an executive order.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swear in
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The study confirmed that the MMR vaccine did not increase the risk for autism spectrum disorder.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this week, during a meeting with US officials in Saudi Arabia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia has offered to participate in nuclear talks between the US and Iran.—
Mohammed Tawfeeq and Donald Judd,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Free catered lunches were introduced to Hollywood’s office culture by Silicon Valley, where companies like Facebook would install shopping mall-style food courts to keep programmers fed and happy.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2025
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The City of Charlotte will install signs in the Dilworth and Wilmore neighborhoods starting this March for a new permit program to regulate parking.—
Alexandria Sands,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ocalan's momentous announcement is part of a new effort for peace between the group and the Turkish state, which was initiated in October by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's coalition partner, Devlet Bahceli.—
ROBERT BADENDIECK AND SUZAN FRASER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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In contrast, Musk's DOGE, established under President Donald Trump's administration, has initiated mass layoffs targeting approximately 200,000 federal employees so far in the month since Trump began his second presidency, and that number is likely to grow.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Cautious optimism grew earlier in the week as the twice-daily health updates affirmed that the pope was eating solid food, sitting up in his armchair, and even taking care of simple work tasks from the comfort of his hospital room.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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Lee is appealing his conviction for election-law violations in 2022, and if two appellate courts affirm it, he will be barred from public office for 10 years.—
Ian Bremmer,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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To ensure that the information is both transparent and trustworthy, human reviewers will validate each model card submission.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Instead of following a purely linear project plan, effective project leaders focus on steps to successfully validate the problem – and the solution identified to solve it – while never giving up the drive to meet project milestones and achieve financial objectives.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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And Michigan remembers the harmful EV mandates that have forced compliance rather than actually allowing a regulatory environment that permits innovation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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However, national parks would close, security reviews to help defend against hacking would stop, civil litigation in courts would stop, and environmental and permitting reviews would stop.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Rahn, a disabled Army veteran who was recently let go from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, will be a guest of Sen. Ruben Gallego (D, Ariz.).—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Stay focused on the bigger picture, and don’t let temporary setbacks shake your vision.—
Stephen Nalley,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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Trump started his second term as the oldest person inaugurated as president, at 78 years and 220 days old, with Biden right behind him at 78 years and 61 days old.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Soon after Trump was inaugurated, the federal government froze all grants, including NIH grants.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swear%20in. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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