sworn

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In America, the 2028 presidential election started before the 2024 winner was sworn in.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

But it has no say in the disciplining of the department’s sworn and civilian employees — a role that falls to the police chief.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Péter Magyar was later sworn in as the country's new prime minister.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

And atop my namesake, every year military recruits are sworn into the Israel Defense Forces and repeat the vow: “Masada shall not fall again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

All the early English colonizers of North America, including those who came for religious reasons, had sworn loyalty to the king of England.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz