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recruit

[ri-kroot] / rɪˈkrut /




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Cedars-Sinai spokesperson Duke Helfand said the hospital would be unable to recruit and retain physicians, nurses, and specialists if the measure passed, dramatically impairing its ability to provide healthcare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

While James is a long-time member of the Tartan Army, his 40-year-old brother is a more recent recruit.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Faced with soaring demand for obesity treatments, his company is seeking to recruit around 100 precision mechanics over the next three years for its factory in Solothurn, near the capital Bern.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Moir said head teachers were increasingly being forced to change timetables to fit the teachers they could recruit, rather than running the full range of subjects.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The boss greeted his new recruit with the news that he had secured $70,000 in funding for the new sixty-inch cyclotron, and that Alvarez’s role would be to design its magnet.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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