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It was impossible to separate the photo with a by-election winner from the gathering to anoint a new leader which this also seemed to become, especially considering some of the MPs present.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The third-placed Pheu Thai party of jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra agreed to join him in a coalition, alongside several smaller parties, and parliament will anoint him on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

“Founders and investors have the ability to weaponize a startup’s balance sheet and make these huge investments at huge valuations to try to anoint a winner and suck all the air out of the room.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Calls to anoint the backup, dual-threat transfer Jayden Maiava, have grown louder and louder among a vocal and frustrated fan base.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2024

“Carve his name on the candle five times and anoint it with these oils,” he instructs.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Each year TED anoints a small cohort—scientists, artists, activists, and entrepreneurs—as TED Fellows, giving them visibility, coaching, and introductions to potential funders.

From Slate ● May 8, 2026

Overlooking David’s many strapping older brothers, the wise elder anoints the astonished kid as the next king, but cautions him that the ceremony must be kept secret.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

He triumphs, and the queen anoints him Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a name derived from his White father’s plantation in Guadeloupe.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023

A: When he anoints himself the story's hero.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2022

When he anoints Dain’s other side, he paints it in thick swaths of pollen, yellow as butter.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Thatcher, his latest anointed icon, fares no better than a butterfly pinned to his mood board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

In the course of a whirlwind four weeks, every wing of the parliamentary Labour Party has anointed him as the only person able to reverse their electoral predicament.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

They believe that God speaks directly to and through the NAR’s anointed apostles and prophets about current and sometimes future events.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

When Maduro replaced Chávez in 2013, Flores anointed herself his “First Combatant.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

He would be, of all, the mightiest, the most beloved, the Lord’s anointed; and he would live in this shining city which his ancestors had seen with longing from far away.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

In that sense, it appeared more like an anointing than a procedural formality: the veteran of the American left passing the baton to a younger standard-bearer.

From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026

But she proved the doubters wrong, anointing herself in the process as a global fashion icon.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025

He was anointing them, he said, to become poll workers.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024

Nearly 10 years ago, Cancro performed the anointing of the sick — laying hands on a person who is ill, spreading oil on their forehead and praying — on Eguino.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

I was in my room after lunch, reading James chapter five because I would talk about the biblical roots of the anointing of the sick during family time, when I heard the sounds.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie