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Newcastle United are also expected to appoint Matthias Jaissle after Eddie Howe stepped down, taking the total to nine clubs beginning the season with a new permanent boss.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

As a Plan B, you could also ask your friend to appoint a co-executor or a secondary executor.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

District Judge Dolly M. Gee scolded a pair of government attorneys from her bench in Los Angeles, signaling she would probably appoint a new special master to force compliance with the settlement agreement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Under Australian law, employers and unions appoint directors to ISF trustee boards under what is called the equal representation model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Because he betrayed my confidence. I supported him through his campaign and he promised to appoint me corporation counsel. He didn’t live up to his word.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Mr. Najmi leads the Mayor’s committee that appoints judges to city courts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The likely next prime minister, Andy Burnham, has previously expressed support for leasehold reform, but who he appoints as housing secretary will matter.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

“Who makes decisions about discipline and who appoints the decision-makers,” she said, are critical to making the system “fair and effective.”

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026

Caroline appoints me official art director of the paper chain, which means I’m going to have to do most of it and supervise the rest.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

O'Neill, who spent 23 years working for ExxonMobil and previously led Australian group Woodside Energy, is the first external candidate to be appointed CEO of BP in the group's 117-year history.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

England have since appointed Root as England Test captain instead of fellow batter Brook.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Dan Karp, a school spokesman said Baldwin Wallace “has appointed a new President and leadership team, and is implementing internal financial controls in consultation with third-party experts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Bush, Chao was also appointed to government positions by Ronald Reagan, and she continues to engage in power-brokering around the world.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

For ten minutes they sat in their appointed places where they had been flung in the last moments before the furious exit.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

In recent days, a number of MPs close to Burnham - who have no animus to the energy secretary - believe the likelihood of appointing Miliband has lessened significantly.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 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

Eisenhower soon launched an initiative to do that “something,” appointing Harold Stassen as his special assistant for disarmament in March 1955.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik