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sworn

adjective as in avowed

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Sheinbaum, who last year was sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, has seized the chance to call new attention to the issue.

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The New York Post reported that Republicans are considering invoking the Constitution’s “insurrection clause” — a back-room scheme cooked up to deny the will of voters and prevent Zohran Mamdani from being sworn in.

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In Carmen’s case, according to a sworn declaration filed in the lawsuit, she arrived in 2022 to the United States and sought asylum.

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Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term amid tight security, following an election marred by violent protests and rejected by the opposition as a sham.

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In January — once two newly elected Republican justices were sworn in, giving the party a 5-2 majority — GOP lawmakers quickly filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to rehear the gerrymandering case.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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