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as in to recruit
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Recent Examples of enlist
The final version includes one base diploma that requires 42 credits to complete and then students could earn three different kinds of seals that would show if a student is ready to enroll in higher education, enter the workforce or enlist in the armed services.
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Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
Several colleges that participate in STARS, including The Ohio State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, are also enlisting their own students as recruiters and advisers to rural students.
—Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Downing enlisted in the U.S. Air Force following the 9/11 attacks, serving two tours of duty in Afghanistan.
—The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Restoring the roof would also enlist skilled carpenters, stone workers and artisans trained in ancestral techniques with roots in French and European history.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
Several colleges that participate in STARS, including The Ohio State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, are also enlisting their own students as recruiters and advisers to rural students.
—Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Downing enlisted in the U.S. Air Force following the 9/11 attacks, serving two tours of duty in Afghanistan.
—The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Restoring the roof would also enlist skilled carpenters, stone workers and artisans trained in ancestral techniques with roots in French and European history.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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Eno was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 as a member of Roxy Music.Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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She was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2017.Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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The union has mainly focused on organizing delivery drivers, which the company says are not its workers because they are directly employed by contractors Amazon recruited to handle package deliveries.CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Businesses naturally want to recruit and retain staff who can give their best during working hours without worrying about their children, and parents want to have the peace of mind and job focus that can come from knowing their children are in a safe, caring and educational environment.Joshua Frick, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The business currently employs 85 staff, but Reddy expects that number to hit 120 by the end of 2025.David Prosser, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Hill did learn to type but to this day employs just two fingers to get the job done.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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This puts students at the mercy of college administrators, with no recourse to get a full refund or time to enroll at another undergraduate program.Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The lack of regulation comes with some benefits, however: Ministry members have wide latitude to choose their doctors and can easily enroll at any time of the year.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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This is neither here or there with Season 2 out and Season 3 firmly on the way, but surely Gi-hun could have used his wealth to do more than fill a room with guns and hire people to patrol train stations?Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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When Mauch was hired to manage the expansion Montreal Expos prior to the 1969 season, an expansion draft was needed to fill out the team's inaugural roster.Newsweek, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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But they were moved to Harris County in 2017 after the then-presiding judge agreed that the prosecutors might struggle to impanel an impartial jury in Collin County, where Paxton lived and worked for decades.Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
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And in January, a few months after his prosecutors began revisiting the potential hush-money case, Mr. Bragg impaneled the grand jury that has now indicted Mr. Trump.Sean Piccoli, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
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Honda will lead the new management, retaining the principles and brands of each company.COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The children retaining a strong Jewish identity was paramount for Jen Rogers because of her own family history — three of her grandparents fled Nazi Germany.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mohammed Majid, an electrician, never took part in demonstrations and was forcibly conscripted to fight for the Assad regime.Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
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There is a strong fear of being conscripted into the Ukrainian military and of pro-Russia collaborators.Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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