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appointed

[uh-poin-tid] / əˈpɔɪn tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
named
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In 2022, during bankruptcy proceedings for an earlier iteration of the project, the trustee appointed to impartially oversee the case sued Calce too.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Zelensky appointed him in June 2025 to command the army's overall unmanned systems forces.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The study termination deals an early setback to Sanofi’s newly appointed chief executive, Belen Garijo, who took the helm last month after leading Germany’s Merck KGaA since 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I was 18, and as a compromise, the court appointed a trustee to oversee my finances until I was 21.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In the winter of 1952, a visiting committee had been appointed to review the work being performed at King’s College.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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