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appoint

[uh-point] / əˈpɔɪnt /




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Appoint a trustworthy person to hold power of attorney to oversee an ailing relative’s estate plan.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

Appoint Kevin Muscat now please and don't consider the other mediocre "did well from limited resources or staved off relegation" candidates please.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Appoint an independent committee to set minimum acceptable standards.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022

Appoint independent directors to the board whose sole purpose is to protect the interest of the club as a football club, not its shareholders and their focus on profits over results 3.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2021

Appoint through her a day and hour when, as a man seeking for labor, I will stand at the hall-door.

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William




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