swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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In Owens’, the codefendant swore in an affidavit that Owens was not present for the 1997 robbery murder.
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Brian Stull, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
Costello recently left the office while her nomination was pending and was sworn in last month as a federal magistrate judge.
—Reuters, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Delgado-Garcia was sworn in as a state trooper shortly before his death, MassLive reported.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Trump won the presidential election the same year Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate, and both were sworn in to their respective positions in early 2017.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
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Brian Stull, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
Costello recently left the office while her nomination was pending and was sworn in last month as a federal magistrate judge.
—Reuters, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Delgado-Garcia was sworn in as a state trooper shortly before his death, MassLive reported.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Trump won the presidential election the same year Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate, and both were sworn in to their respective positions in early 2017.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
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