appoint
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Both will assume their positions July 1 and BP said a recruitment process is under way to appoint a permanent head of the downstream business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Announcing its decision to appoint administrators earlier in the year, the company said reduced demand, "escalating" employment costs and "soaring" energy costs had "squeezed the business financially".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Parish would have usually preferred to appoint a manager with some Premier League history, but there was something about Glasner that impressed the businessman.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Sonko further stated that "in all democracies, the executive branch cannot appoint a government without consulting the majority".
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Even in an emergency the council was supposed to appoint a committee to determine a course of action.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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