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swear

[swair] / swɛər /




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Under current state law, Californians are required to provide identification when registering to vote and must swear under penalty of perjury, a felony, that they are eligible to vote and are U.S. citizens.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Before his set, Fatboy Slim told BBC Newsbeat he was "looking forward to enjoying my songs without any swear words".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A new era at the Federal Reserve is nearly here, with President Donald Trump due to swear in Kevin Warsh as chair of the central bank at the White House on Friday.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

But Indian mango devotees swear it’s essentially a different fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

He mutes his cell and asks, “What happened to my Funyuns? Did we run out of my Funyuns? I swear I saw a bag here.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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