oath
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Several New York Times journalists were summoned to testify under oath after they reported alleged security concerns involving President Donald Trump's new Air Force One plane, the US newspaper said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The most important scene in the tapestry, according to Dr Musgrove, shows Harold reaching both arms out to touch two boxes of holy relics while making an oath.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The investigation, opened by Justice Department prosecutors, seeks to determine if Carroll lied under oath during several depositions against Trump, CNN and The New York Times reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Doctors take a Hippocratic oath to do good, not harm, and put their patients first.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Should I tell him I’m horribly unsuited to sign such an oath?
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Members of the military swear oaths to the Constitution, not to the president or other officials in the chain of command.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
But once you settle into the job of deputy director of the FBI, with oaths and the need to maintain creditability among staff and support the institution, the responsibilities become kind of a drag.
From Slate ● May 24, 2025
A seven-figure pledge grants access to a pair of intimate dinners with the VP-elect and the president-elect days before they take their oaths of office.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2025
On Friday, the territory announced that they have adjusted the law to give the option of taking one of the two oaths.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
"And this is Jojen Reed and his sister Meera, son and daughter to Howland Reed of Greywater Watch, who came to renew their oaths of fealty to Winterfell."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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