enlisted

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The backroom staff has been beefed up, with Sarah Taylor enlisted to sort the fielding and Troy Cooley adding support to the fast bowlers.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

At every checkpoint, company agents enlisted local guides to ride along and direct the Ford cars for miles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He also enlisted the help of party heavyweights Harriet Harman and former prime minister Gordon Brown.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

As reporters Kat Lonsdorf and Tom Bowman noted, those numbers are “a drop in the bucket” compared to the more than 1.3 million people enlisted.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

He talks about being treated poorly overseas, despite the fact that he enlisted to prove he cared about his country.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone