appoint
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Securities and Exchange Commission to appoint an investigative task force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
A parent or legal guardian can open and manage an account on the minor’s behalf, or a probate court can appoint a guardian or conservator, or set up a restricted account, depending on state law.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
It’s not even unprecedented for them to appoint family members.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Tennyson argued the review needed to be carried out quickly and if Muir was to appoint a larger panel of experts that would delay the outcome of the process.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“He could appoint the Bishop of Rochester to administer the terms of peace....”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
If you decline before the court appoints you, you simply do not file a petition for letters testamentary.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mr. Najmi leads the Mayor’s committee that appoints judges to city courts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Bass sits on LAHSA’s 10-member board and appoints four of its members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Whoever Burnham appoints as chancellor - and next-door neighbour in Downing Street - will send a signal of his intent both to politicians and to the bond markets.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Then Mittelstaedt makes them practise skirmishing, and as a favour appoints Kantorek squad leader.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
The newly appointed chancellor told the paper he would ensure the UK has a solid "buffer against uncertainty" amid the "dangerous" economic environment that has seen the UK and its allies suffer fiscal damage.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
An independent external chair will be appointed to lead the second part of the review, with an expert panel "including individuals with lived experience" advising it.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
After O’Neill was appointed as chief executive, shares dropped, as investors critiqued her tenure as a former Nike executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
A US lobbying firm working for a Nigerian opposition leader said one of its top employees was appointed to a White House commission, ahead of presidential elections in Africa's most populous country.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Returning the favor, Big Bill appointed black leaders to high-profile positions in government.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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
Lula said that with elections looming, he was not receiving new ambassadors from any country, and blamed Washington for lagging in appointing someone.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
In other instances, they were daughters, state officials, or even the spouses of the governors doing the appointing.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Henry Kissinger’s misdeeds in Cambodia couldn’t keep the College of William and Mary from appointing him chancellor.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
She was close with both his son and Princess Nehemia; would appointing her somehow be a risk?
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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