enlisted
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He enlisted in the US Navy during the Vietnam War before embarking on a career in acting.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
To play the wily Kanbei, Kurosawa enlisted his young “Cloud” star Suda, whom he calls a genius.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The powers that be were receptive and so Roach enlisted Happi to run the studio as a producer and sound engineer.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
They traveled to Zurich, Switzerland, where they enlisted Dignitas, a Swiss nonprofit, to help Brian achieve a painless death.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
In Britain alone, nearly a million volunteers had enlisted by the end of 1914.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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