swear in
verb
swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in
: to induct into office by administration of an oath
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Kevin Warsh was sworn in Friday at the White House as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, succeeding Jerome Powell in one of the world’s most powerful economic positions.
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Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair at a White House ceremony Friday morning, facing surging inflation that is weighing on Americans fueled by the war in Iran.
—Andrew Ackerman, Washington Post, 22 May 2026
Republican President Reagan swore in Alan Greenspan as Fed chair at the White House in 1987.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Warsh was being sworn in by Trump on Friday.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 22 May 2026
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Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair at a White House ceremony Friday morning, facing surging inflation that is weighing on Americans fueled by the war in Iran.
—Andrew Ackerman, Washington Post, 22 May 2026
Republican President Reagan swore in Alan Greenspan as Fed chair at the White House in 1987.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Warsh was being sworn in by Trump on Friday.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 22 May 2026
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“Swear in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20in. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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