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enlist

[en-list] / ɛnˈlɪst /


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Egyptians enlist AI “SpongeBob” to vent over living conditions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

"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

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

“I’m going to enlist in these ski troops,” he went on mildly, so unemphatically that my mind went back to halflistening.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

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

Citing a growing threat posed by transnational criminal organizations, President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum that enlists the help of the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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

Ukraine also enlists foreign combatants but does so overtly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

When he enlists the audience’s help, he actually enlists the audience’s help.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

Beata de la Sablonière liked art, or at least she enlisted her painter cousin to paint her relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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

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

He enlisted five Haitians who were his age—he required that each had at least one year of junior high school—to go from hut to hut in Cange and two neighboring villages.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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

To promote it, the company is enlisting more than 200 creators, from professional influencers to niche fans of pottery, crafts or flower arranging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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

Carlos was always trying to get away with something, or at least he used to be like that before enlisting, but Alex found that rules imposed a structure, and he preferred that.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer




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