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recruitment

[ri-kroot-muhnt] / rɪˈkrut mənt /


NOUN
enlistment
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Mitie said "recruitment and training aligned to the prison's phased growth" and that it recruits from other backgrounds, such as the military and other areas of the criminal justice network.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The move comes after nationwide protests triggered by the leak of a key medical entrance examination paper and a series of other recruitment scandals.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

When World War II broke out, Mr. Chabal writes, “Hobsbawm had the perfect profile for appointment to the code-breaking team at Bletchley Park or for recruitment by the Soviet secret services.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"It's not going to be popular, but the first thing Rangers should do in terms of recruitment is phone James Tavernier tomorrow," he said.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

And all over the country, teens and young adults who had grown up believing they would come of age in wartime rushed to military posts and recruitment offices to volunteer to defend their Motherland.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

This year, the agency has offered extra pay to help entice retirement-eligible controllers to stay on, while raising wages for early-career employees and stepping up recruitments to the air-traffic-controller academy.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

“When I got there, I saw banners advertising recruitments for the army. By then, I had spent so much time and money that I decided to join anyway,” he said.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2024

He built relationships by aiding players’ college recruitments — contacting coaches and driving players to colleges for camps and visits.

From Washington Post Sep. 9, 2022

Our aim is to decrease drastically the number of recruitments to this terrorist organization and to try and deprive it of funds so it will die.

From Washington Times Sep. 16, 2017

At one time, his force was reduced to five hundred men, and for two months, with all his recruitments of raw militia, did not exceed seven hundred.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving




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