conscripted
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But as we round the first corner, almost all of the exhibits are the work of amateurs, conscripted from civilian life and professionalized into name, rank and number.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
A full-size replica of a Spanish galleon stares out into Manila Bay, the centrepiece of a museum that will transport visitors back to the 17th century, when conscripted Philippine mariners hastened the era of globalisation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Kenya estimates that 252 citizens have been illegally conscripted in Russia, and last week Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi visited Moscow to address the matter.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
The conductor was Kurt Masur, a German who had been conscripted by the Nazis as a teenager.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
At the same time, in Narewka and many other villages throughout Poland, men were conscripted for forced labor.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
