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enlist

[en-list] / ɛnˈlɪst /


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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

This included BTS members, who were at the height of their fame in 2022 when they started taking career breaks to enlist in the military.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Bugs Bunny and assorted Looney Tunes characters enlist superstar Michael Jordan’s help to defeat space aliens in a winner-take-all basketball game.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Take your fight for the right to be different to the people with power, and enlist your parents' help.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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

He enlists the help of a girl and her robot caretaker to try to get back.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 18, 2026

But Vahid is not certain he has the right man, so he enlists a group of other victims to help identify him.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 2026

In that picture Claude Barron enlists in the Foreign Legion because Rita Carrol marries another guy.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

He travelled in 2025 to Ukraine, where he enlisted in the country's armed forces and "gained access to information relating to their military personnel, units and locations", police allege.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

In January 2014, Fox enlisted in the Army.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

These factors can be overwhelming, for both enlisted troops and officers as well.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

In this case, he enlisted the assistance of his longtime romantic partner, Chester Kallman, who had introduced him to opera.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

In April of 1944, I was among some sixty American enlisted men who took a rather specialized pre-invasion training course, directed by British Intelligence, in Devon, England.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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

Actually, it’s Stuart from an alternative universe enlisting him to restore things with the help of a malfunctioned quantum interference device created by Sheldon, Leonard and Howard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

However, he has subsequently adopted a more market-friendly stance, including enlisting a former Bank of England chief economist as an advisor.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Conte organized the Friends of Christopher Columbus Foundation, enlisting local Italian-American groups.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

“You look like you’re enlisting in the army.”

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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