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It was impossible to separate the photo with a by-election winner from the gathering to anoint a new leader which this also seemed to become, especially considering some of the MPs present.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The third-placed Pheu Thai party of jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra agreed to join him in a coalition, alongside several smaller parties, and parliament will anoint him on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

Also helpful would have been more context to explain “It,” as the word has been used since the Jazz Age to anoint certain young women who have mysterious but undeniable charisma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

We anoint ourselves the arbiters of what is and what is not intelligence.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

Each year TED anoints a small cohort—scientists, artists, activists, and entrepreneurs—as TED Fellows, giving them visibility, coaching, and introductions to potential funders.

From Slate ● May 8, 2026

Overlooking David’s many strapping older brothers, the wise elder anoints the astonished kid as the next king, but cautions him that the ceremony must be kept secret.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

A: When he anoints himself the story's hero.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2022

"Governments must give everyone the possibility of earning their bread because this gives them dignity. Work anoints people with dignity," he said.

From Reuters ● Jan. 12, 2022

He opens the flask, anoints me, while I seem to faint, with the authentic holy water used on the feet of the holy saint.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

In the course of a whirlwind four weeks, every wing of the parliamentary Labour Party has anointed him as the only person able to reverse their electoral predicament.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Monuments to Adam Smith and David Hume on the Royal Mile have also been anointed with plastic crowns.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

The current Super Bowl favorites anointed Alabama passer Ty Simpson as their quarterback of the future—even if he’s unlikely to make any difference to their present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

But the 49-year-old technocrat, who had rarely appeared in the media, was catapulted to the forefront of an election campaign as the anointed successor of President Patrice Talon.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

She knew that part of Roberto’s appeal was not just that he was young and anointed, but single, too.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

In that sense, it appeared more like an anointing than a procedural formality: the veteran of the American left passing the baton to a younger standard-bearer.

From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026

He was anointing them, he said, to become poll workers.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024

Nearly 10 years ago, Cancro performed the anointing of the sick — laying hands on a person who is ill, spreading oil on their forehead and praying — on Eguino.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

The final weekend brings the biggest parades, produced by organizations that borrow traditions from European royalty — anointing kings and queens to rule over the proceedings.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

But in his own field of endeavor, which he was now practicing, the slow, imperial smelling over and anointing of an area, he has no peer.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck