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In 2018, he urged the president to appoint an assistant secretary to oversee DRL, a post Trump had left vacant for over a year.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

But it is not yet clear who Burnham will appoint in his top team.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“I make a motion to appoint myself,” Verdugo said last week from a folding chair in an elementary-school cafeteria, looking out at dozens of constituents perched awkwardly on low kid-size benches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Under South Carolina law, Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, can appoint someone to fill Graham’s vacant seat until January.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Bagwell's public complaints made it hard for courts to appoint other civil lawyers for last-stage appeals in a death penalty case, not that they were particularly inclined to do so.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Bass sits on LAHSA’s 10-member board and appoints four of its members.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Whoever Burnham appoints as chancellor - and next-door neighbour in Downing Street - will send a signal of his intent both to politicians and to the bond markets.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Coombs said investors are currently giving Burnham the benefit of the doubt as they await clarity on who he appoints to his top team, especially who he names as chancellor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

New Jersey’s governor also appoints judges, but there’s a key difference.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

Then Mittelstaedt makes them practise skirmishing, and as a favour appoints Kantorek squad leader.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Belgium have appointed former Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel as their new head coach on a contract running through Euro 2028.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

She was considered the front-runner to win another term until she gave an interview to the Washington Post in which she badmouthed Gov. George Wallace, the man who’d appointed her, and his wife.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

And all five of these judges were selected by Chief Justice John Roberts, with four of them appointed by former President George W. Bush and one by President Donald Trump.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

Bylaws empower the chair to set the board’s agenda and pick a vice chair, though the board—which is largely appointed by the mayor—can expand those powers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

On January 1, 1995, Thorpe was appointed chair of the Durham Housing Authority.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

In other instances, they were daughters, state officials, or even the spouses of the governors doing the appointing.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Henry Kissinger’s misdeeds in Cambodia couldn’t keep the College of William and Mary from appointing him chancellor.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

The FA approached Guardiola before appointing Tuchel, with reports suggesting there was a verbal agreement, external in place, with Guardiola remaining at Manchester City.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Graham, a prominent foreign-policy hawk and close Trump ally, died unexpectedly over the weekend at 71, leaving McMaster responsible for appointing someone to serve until the senator's term expires in January.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

He took charge, stripping away the right to strike and appointing Judge Samuel Alschuler as federal administrator to arbitrate all disputes between the packers and the union.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield