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appointed

[uh-poin-tid] / əˈpɔɪn tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
named
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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

Ran Ben-Shimon was appointed as the senior side's head coach in 2024.

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

Priddy had died, but his successor, John Bell, the new superintendent of the colony, was the appointed defendant.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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