oath
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"As soon as our chief minister takes the oath and our government assumes power, everything will be set right though it may take a little time," said BJP's Sukanta Majumdar, a junior federal minister.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
He took his oath with his hand on a book of poems by the city’s namesake, Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier, that belonged to the council’s sole remaining white person, Republican Cathy Warner.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Boyd had testified under oath in a deposition a year ago that he didn’t recall deleting anything on his phone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
"It makes me even more delighted to have a 35-year-old youth as my successor," the outgoing interim prime minister, who hugged Shah after he took the oath, said in a statement.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
A hand goes on a Bible; an oath gets repeated.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing oath
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American Government and Civics, List 1
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