enlist
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Disney wants to enlist digital creators in broader roles like show development, not just as marketing partners, Chief Marketing and Brand Officer Asad Ayaz says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
And since things take a turn for the medical, Duffy’s oldest daughter, Evita, and her husband, Wisconsin Republican congressional candidate Michael Alfonso, enlist an ultrasound tech to reveal their unborn child’s gender.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Sometimes the founders fly in to host, while other times they enlist what they called a small “boots on the ground” team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ideally, an aging parent will enlist an estate-planning attorney to set up a marital trust and appoint a reliable trustee to carry out their wishes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Now Jaime’s brother stood before him, staring at him with the guilty, pleading look he had used so many times to enlist his affection.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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At the same time, and even more surprisingly, “Hamilton” enlists the musical language of hip-hop in the service of a patriotism that is at bottom as old-fashioned as skyrockets on the Fourth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
This series sequel enlists Hunter Schafer and Michelle Yeoh to play rough in this dystopia, with Schafer as Cora, a human Blade Runner who teams with Yeoh’s Olwen, a fading replicant.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
And you might have seen him as himself this year in the third season of Lisa Kudrow’s “The Comeback,” as the man she enlists to save a television pilot from hacky AI jokes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
There will also be a rather literal interpretation of comedy series Amandaland that enlists a string of famous Amandas, and a performance from singer-songwriter Calum Scott.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
In that picture Claude Barron enlists in the Foreign Legion because Rita Carrol marries another guy.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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The complaint also said Mattie Music Group enlisted the help of musicologist Alexander Stewart to determine “substantial” similarities between the two songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has enlisted Lady Gaga for a recruitment campaign, convincing the pop icon to trade vocal registers for cash registers in an effort to plug staffing shortages at thousands of outlets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
To test the idea under controlled conditions, Seiler enlisted retired Berkeley chemists David Kreimer and Elena Kreimer, a retired manager of the College of Chemistry's Microanalytical Facility.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The couple snapped up the 6-acre estate and enlisted architect Charles Gwathmey to overhaul the abode.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Theo’s memories of his father were few and vague, because he was born in 1948, and his father enlisted in 1951.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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Actually, it’s Stuart from an alternative universe enlisting him to restore things with the help of a malfunctioned quantum interference device created by Sheldon, Leonard and Howard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
She then sent an email on Levi’s behalf, enlisting these allies to share the novel with their friends, book clubs, church groups, libraries and local bookstores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
However, he has subsequently adopted a more market-friendly stance, including enlisting a former Bank of England chief economist as an advisor.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Several Manhattan private-school parents said another key to getting extra time—and unlimited bathroom breaks—is enlisting a gastroenterologist to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
“You’ve been putting off enlisting in something for only one reason,” he said at once.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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