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appoint

[uh-point] / əˈpɔɪnt /




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Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok opened the session, welcoming lawmakers elected in the April 12 general election, who are set to vote this afternoon to appoint Magyar as head of government.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

England are set to appoint former Australia international Marcus North as their new national selector.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Chelsea are now embarking on a detailed process to appoint their sixth permanent manager, with Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, Fulham's Marco Silva and former Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso understood to be in contention.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

We’re told that White House officials have been reluctant to let Dr. Makary appoint an outsider to the post.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

His father had provided an illustration of the Ptolemaic cosmos in which the outermost sphere was labelled ‘Here the learned do appoint the habitacle of God and the Elect.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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