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After a warm greeting, he told me that Pope Leo XIV was appointing me archbishop of New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The company said last week that it was appointing Dave Filoni to replace Kathleen Kennedy as head of its Star Wars franchise.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer said the EU planned to treble its humanitarian aid and the US was appointing a coordinator for international aid, and he called on the UK to match that help.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

One of her first steps on Monday was appointing 30-year CBS News veteran Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews to lead the news division.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

As we followed them out, the Duma was appointing another commission to meet Kerensky—to try and avoid bloodshed when he entered the capital….

From Ten Days That Shook the World by Reed, John