swear
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Now the 38-year-old from Little Hulton has branched out to paint other popular cartoon characters - including from The Simpsons and Tom and Jerry - to cover up swear words.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
To start things off, here are three personal-finance principles that I’ve come to swear by through my own wins and losses.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
"I swear ... that I will faithfully carry out the duties of president of the republic," Peru's ninth president in a decade stated before Congress.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Under current law, Californians are required to provide identification when registering to vote and must swear under penalty of perjury, a felony, that they are eligible to vote and are U.S. citizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Andre is still trying to contain his giggles, and I swear Dad cracks a smile too.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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“Oh, I have a friend who does that,” “Oh, my cousin swears by it,” I began hearing from people as soon as I started looking for interviewees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
When the next president swears an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” he undertakes both to obey the Constitution and to remove threats to it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
He's also invested in an AI-powered electrical bed cover that cools down or heats up based on your body temperature, that he swears by for improving sleep.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Then they get a good look at his shoes when he stomps on their tables, kicking cheeseburgers as he tries to make these regular folks engage with the tech-pocalypse he swears is coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
Annabelle swears he makes the fake crackling of bad phone service.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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And they waxed wroth against the High Priestess and said, Didst thou not sware, even unto seven times, that thou wouldst not call a snap election?
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2017
I hav often met thoze who could tell a grate deal more than they did kno, and waz willing tew sware to it besides.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
That i wont sware enny, unless i am put under oath.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
David sware to Saul, and the two parted in peace.
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by William Garden Blaikie
The Lord knew that Israel was His, yet for their unrighteousness He sware in His wrath that they should not enter into His rest.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by G. A. Chadwick
"Today we renew the sacred oath that we first swore in their names a quarter of a century ago. We will never, ever forget. That's why we fight today," Trump said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
In that trial, Brambles swore he was the victim of a “tragic mis-identification” while hinting at a conspiracy against him because of a stormy 23-year career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Jouppi swore he had no idea; bush pilots do not rummage through their passengers’ bags.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Wall recalled being "really scared" and said she swore and demanded he open the door, while Sullivan told her to calm down.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
He lifted a pants leg so I could see the Ace bandage he’d wrapped around the ankle he swore was strained.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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Samoan Prime Minister La'auli Leuatea Schmidt wore a Jewish prayer shawl when he was sworn in last year, entering the room to the sound of a ceremonial "shofar" horn.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Video evidence has revealed the sworn testimony of the two agents appeared to be false,” then-acting ICE director Todd Lyons said in a statement.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Having sworn never to be taken back to slavery alive—or to let that happen to anyone else—he had organized an armed self-defense force of black neighbors to fend off slave catchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Hichilema will be sworn in alongside his running mate, Mutale Nalumango.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
They had pinky sworn, and that kind of promise was unbreakable.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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When youngsters start apologizing for swearing in your presence, you’ve aged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Kito showed Becerra a picture of the then-congressman swearing him in as a neighborhood council president more than a decade ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
For this and other reasons, Kevin Warsh, at his swearing in as the new Fed chairman External link last month, singled out Greenspan among his predecessors for praise in delivering prosperity without inflation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
He whined that the singers who pulled out of the state fair are “Third Rate” and promised he would simply headline the event, swearing he is greater than Elvis, even “without a guitar.”
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
I interrupted her as she was washing dishes and, swearing her to secrecy, I read the composition aloud.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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