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appoint

[uh-point] / əˈpɔɪnt /




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During that event, she promised to hire a chief financial officer to improve coordination between city agencies and appoint a new recovery czar for the burned areas of Pacific Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The letter, addressed to Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant, calls on him to work with the Irish government to appoint an "independent international mediator" to "facilitate a robust, durable solution".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

As a safety measure, a person can set up a dual power of attorney — that is, appoint two or more people as agents.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Trump announced Saturday that he is forming an “AI Force,” which he compared to the Space Force created during his first term, and will soon appoint an AI “czar.”

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

He smiled and said, “That’s your opinion. But the law is the law. If you don’t hire an attorney yourself, the court will appoint one.”

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

The amended merger agreement also removes a requirement that ON Semiconductor appoints a member of Synaptics’ board of directors to its own board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

If you decline before the court appoints you, you simply do not file a petition for letters testamentary.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Under the leasehold system, the freeholder appoints a managing agent to maintain and service the common parts of a building.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 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

Each company has appointed special board committees to consider the deal, which would be the biggest in M&A history if completed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Netflix appointed former Disney executive Peter Rice to be its new content chief.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

On Tuesday, the corporation also confirmed more job closures in the news division, with more details from the department's newly appointed director Rachel Jupp expected to follow later.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

His sister, Darline Graham, who was appointed to fill his seat, retained most of his senior staff, including those who dealt with Navatek.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Soon afterward he was appointed an officer in the Army Reserve.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The trust has no explicit vote in many shareholder matters, instead exercising power by appointing most of Anthropic’s board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

On Thursday Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she was appointing Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The former is specific to life-sustaining decisions, while the latter is a more far-reaching document overseeing a range of decisions like appointing a healthcare agent and deciding on hospital choices or even nursing homes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

It meant leaving England to return to Lithuania, champions Ekranas appointing him assistant first-team and reserve-team coach at the end of 2010.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

She was close with both his son and Princess Nehemia; would appointing her somehow be a risk?

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas


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