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
Others largely passed on the chance to attack Jack, although Crane suggested that McCarthy is the one trying to anoint Jack, asking voters who should choose their representative.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024
“Unseelie Court, night host, come forward and anoint your prince,” Val Moren says.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing anoint
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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