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appointed

[uh-poin-tid] / əˈpɔɪn tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
named
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Emery was handed carte blanche to change Villa when he was appointed as Steven Gerrard's successor, and he has transformed them from Premier League strugglers to Europa League winners and Champions League challengers.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The bid came shortly after MTY announced it parted ways with Chief Executive Eric Lefebvre and appointed Victor Mandel as the new CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

It was a judicial decision, issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who was appointed to the court by former President Michel Temer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Before parliamentary elections that year, the outgoing centrist majority in the chamber appointed five judges to the tribunal.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

He was appointed by the president of France, and only the president of France could fire him.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day


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