conscript

Trudging through snow, a young Finnish conscript carefully draws a thin blue wire between two pine trees.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

They also park their classic Jeep Wagoneer to conscript Wiig, via FaceTime, to write a “tear-to-your-eye, fun, uptempo, jazzy with a little country” theme song for their journey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, will make it easier to identify every conscript in the country.

From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2024

Another conscript was Hussain, from Ohn Taw Gyi camp, which is also near Sittwe.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024

Azareen, fierce and stoic as she was, had one of the prettiest tattoos Sarai had seen—done by Guldan, of course, who was now a conscript in Minya’s wretched army.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The dumb conscripts are given instant gratification and money.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

We joined a training session for Denmark’s conscripts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Back in the mountain camp, PDF commander Da Wa agrees the conscripts are a problem.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

General Kundid promises a "very dynamic, very interesting" programme for the conscripts.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

The Mexica were subordinated by a nearby city-state on the shore, and the tlatoani was forced to send Mexica men as conscripts for its wars.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

"Then I heard they're not just present but one of the playable protagonists? And not even special forces, handled from the perspective of an ordinary conscripted soldier, that's what gets me."

From BBC ● May 29, 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

With able-bodied German men conscripted to fight in the war, workers from the lands the Nazis occupied were drafted to meet the labor shortage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

“We just received some bad news. The emperor has conscripted the men of a village north of here and we”—the king hesitated and glanced around warily—“and we...have friends there.”

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

As a Christian minister of an American Baptist congregation, I’ve spent more than 20 years in a pulpit — long enough to know the difference between protecting a church and conscripting one.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Temporary arrangements to continue it were formally ended by the court last year, forcing the government to begin conscripting the community.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

On November 19, Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the government was required to present an effective proposal for conscripting the ultra-Orthodox.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

The government is conscripting people to live on Martian colonies.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

“If it has come to this, that you are conscripting somebody my age, then Biafra has died,” the elderly man said quietly.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie