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Seven years apart, United did the same thing twice hoping for different results - appointing a club legend who last managed in Britain in the Championship after a good start as caretaker boss.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

He had named as co-executors of his estate Jane and her brother, Allan, plus charged Jane with appointing a third.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

The act itself — appointing a crony and longtime friend to an important government job — was not unusual.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

The judge would then review his medical and psychological evidence with a view to appointing an investigator.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 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




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