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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

Manager Dave Roberts refused to anoint Ohtani as his Game 7 starter after the Dodgers’ heart-stopping 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025

Are voters waiting for the third one to anoint Villeneuve like they did Peter Jackson and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

“Seelie Court, twilight folk, come forward and anoint your prince,” Val Moren says.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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

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

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2022

He even creates the genre “History as a Nightmare” and anoints Soviet novelist and political dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn its master practitioner.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 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

According to Licence, this interpretation could help resolve a longstanding historical puzzle: why would a pope support the violent removal of an anointed king?

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

After her conviction for embezzlement last year, it became clear Le Pen would need a Plan B and eventually she anointed Bardella as her stand-in candidate.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

His father's second and final term runs until January, 2029 and the Republican president has not yet anointed a successor.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

His brother had sworn a holy oath of fealty; this half promise was the very best he could offer him as an anointed warrior.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

Can’t we just enjoy all their greatness as part of Dodgers history without anointing one greater than another?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2025

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

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024

One man waved his flame back and forth as if anointing his beard, smiling.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 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