enlist
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"As is well known, our people enlist voluntarily and sign a contract," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 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
If you enlist AI for financial advice, you’ll certainly get it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
It would allow parties to enlist the help of wealthy donors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
He will not be permitted to enlist in the military, or possess a firearm, or obtain a federal security clearance.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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But it’s lonely up there for Garry, so for an alarming—sorry, I mean impressive—number of his exploits he enlists help from audience members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 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
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
He enlists the help of a girl and her robot caretaker to try to get back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 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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I enlisted my husband, who is a lawyer, to draft a more detailed appeal that included exhibits from my employer health-plan documents.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
MS NOW has also enlisted a group of mental health experts who will front programs only available on the MS NOW Membership platform, including former ABC News correspondent and “Nightline” co-anchor Dan Harris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Nothing is enlisted to make a larger point about civilizational greatness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted, having forged a letter from his parents to say he was 18.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
General Peckem’s attitude toward all the personnel in his command, officers and enlisted men, was marked by the same easy spirit of tolerance and permissiveness.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Recruiters have also targeted foreigners living in Russia without legal status, promising them residency or a passport in exchange for enlisting, Amnesty said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The exercise -- enlisting 18,000 South Korean troops and counterparts from US forces in the country -- will have a heightened focus on drone warfare, GPS disruption and the role of cyber attacks, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Instead of enlisting surrogates to push an uplifting vision for L.A.’s future, Pratt elevates those who speak of the city as a West Coast Chernobyl.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
While those talks were early and wide-ranging, they were aimed at enlisting automakers to restock supplies depleted by wars in Ukraine and Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Coworkers got used to finding Mary standing quietly at their desks, enlisting them in her latest attempt to apply the engineer’s values of discipline, order, and progress to the social sphere.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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