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With their resignations, The Icahn Group also waived its right to appoint replacement directors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The party's Senedd group is meeting on Thursday morning to decide if it needs to hold a vote or can appoint someone to the role.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The activist investor called on the company to replace its CEO, appoint a new board chair, engage with potential buyers of the contact-lens business, and consider selling its fertility and medical-device assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

PCCs are elected officials who set the priorities of a police force, appoint a chief constable and hold them to account.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

“But if the court sees fit to appoint me, then of course I have no choice.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s international travel is paid for by the California State Protocol Foundation, a nonprofit that is funded primarily by corporate donations and run by a board Newsom appoints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

If you die while a named child is still a minor, the account is frozen until a court appoints a guardian.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Mr. Najmi leads the Mayor’s committee that appoints judges to city courts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Nike appoints David Denton, formerly of Pfizer and CVS Health, as its new chief financial officer, effective Aug. 17.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Caroline appoints me official art director of the paper chain, which means I’m going to have to do most of it and supervise the rest.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

One explanation for Friday’s yen dip is that BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda faced two dissenting votes to his rate increase, from board members appointed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Set-piece defending was an area Chelsea sought to address when they appointed Bernardo Cueva from Brentford two years ago.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

"The organisation appointed had actually been employed to do mediation work on behalf of the Orange Order," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

In 1976, President Ford appointed him as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

In the afternoon of her first day in Chicago, Tuesday, June 6, the infanta had slipped out of her hotel incognito, accompanied by her lady-in-waiting and an aide appointed by President Cleveland.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

He had named as co-executors of his estate Jane and her brother, Allan, plus charged Jane with appointing a third.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

When appointing him as acting minister, Zelensky had said that "Khmara has gained extensive and, in many respects, unprecedented experience with technological combat operations."

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

The act itself — appointing a crony and longtime friend to an important government job — was not unusual.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

The judge would then review his medical and psychological evidence with a view to appointing an investigator.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Time was so short, the Executive Committee began planning exhibits and appointing world’s fair commissioners to secure them.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson