appoint
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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
Mr. Blanche will appoint a five-member commission to run the fund, and Mr. Trump can fire the commission members.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The off-field upheaval will coincide with the need to appoint a new captain as Bernardo Silva leaves this summer, along with popular England defender John Stones, when their contracts expire, while more could follow.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The Justice Department said Blanche will appoint five people to oversee the fund and the Trumps "will receive a formal apology but no monetary payment or damages of any kind."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
If a guide were to fall ill or die, the camel drivers would draw lots and appoint a new one.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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