anoint

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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

“Founders and investors have the ability to weaponize a startup’s balance sheet and make these huge investments at huge valuations to try to anoint a winner and suck all the air out of the room.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Even as some appear ready to anoint her, others are ready for a generational change.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Nearly four months after the Conservatives went down to their worst defeat in a general election in their history, they are about to anoint a new leader.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

“A stone of no great size which the priests of Delphi anoint every day with oil.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton