appoint
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Announcing its decision to appoint administrators, the company said reduced demand, "escalating" employment costs and soaring energy costs had "squeezed the business financially".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
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
Trump has been able to appoint one Fed governor, Stephen Miran, to fill the remainder of Gov. Adriana Kugler’s term that expired at the end of January.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Hancock Whitney Financial Planning advises people to appoint a corporate executor in order to avoid familial clashes when dealing with sensitive issues like the one you are currently navigating.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
However, fearing the same outcome that had kept Egypt independent for generations, Octavian did not appoint a Roman governor.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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