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appoint

verb as in furnish

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It leaves the fledgling Rangers hierarchy still searching for a head coach to succeed Martin, who lasted just 17 matches after being appointed in June.

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The Palestinian group also appointed five new governors all with military backgrounds, some of whom previously commanded brigades in its armed wing.

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The newly appointed minister of the armed forces called on troops to "remain calm" in a press conference Saturday .

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Newly appointed directors are probing irregularities in the company’s financing arrangements, and the Justice Department has opened an inquiry, according to people familiar with the matter.

To that end, the owner of Lay’s chips and Quaker Oats appointed a Walmart executive as its chief financial officer.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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