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recruit

[ri-kroot] / rɪˈkrut /




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She said she plans to reach out to staffing agencies and use platforms like Indeed to recruit new workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

What skills should a CMO recruit for if they want team members who can survive in a subreddit?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A five-star recruit out of Florida Zephyrhills High, Pickett asked finalists LSU, Oregon, Miami and Georgia if he could wear No. 5.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Big-money signings come with big expectations and the Scottish champions' record-breaking summer recruit put in a statement performance in Saturday's thumping 5-1 win over Kilmarnock.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

I sit up and shake the recruit by the shoulder.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

New recruits have yet to offset retirements, and courts across the state remain critically understaffed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

In the video above, WSJ joined Danish recruits as they trained.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

According to his lawyers, Tan "repeatedly instructed recruits and his team not to bring or disclose former employers' confidential information."

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

AFC is the largest military training establishment for under-19s in the UK and it receives all the Army's 16-year-old recruits.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

While she trained the new recruits, she went on tracking the spy networks herself.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

That does not prove Brexit directly caused Premier League clubs to target EFL academies, but it changed the environment in which young players are recruited and developed.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

"They recruited US citizens to engage in sham marriages, arranged sham wedding ceremonies complete with officiants, wedding attire, photographers, and attendees," McDonald said.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Within a few years, he was recruited to run for a San Gabriel Valley Assembly seat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Researchers recruited 180 participants and divided them into three groups.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

"If you are on this track, you have either already been part of the Defenders, or you have been recruited to be part of the Defenders."

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds

Wondermind aimed to make mental health-related content more accessible through a digital platform, recruiting investors to back the venture.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

“We have 12 football players that have NIL deals with Nike. No school in America has more than eight,” Kiffin boasted last month, turning the SEC’s annual media days into yet another recruiting pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Investigators said the companies allegedly sought to conceal the identity of their Chinese financial backers while establishing "unauthorised" operations or "illegally" recruiting talent.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Perkins, according to the detective’s testimony during the preliminary hearing, is suspected of recruiting a group of employees under his supervision into the alleged scheme.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

About recruiting a doctor to live in the town.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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