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McSweeney denied reports he had sworn at the top civil servant at the Foreign Office while asking him to approve the appointment.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It was considered a symbol of the "Ashes" he had sworn to win back.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

At the center of every critical decision was a man who had sworn off any formal role in Trump’s second term: Jared Kushner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

In a statement Tuesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland condemned the “heinous attack on citizens they had sworn an oath to protect.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

He had sworn to remember, he had sworn unceasingly to make amends.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley