enlisted

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

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

This year, she's enlisted Boy George, who turns up to sing about "all the boys at the bar sipping cool champagne".

From BBC • May 8, 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

Gen. Rob Bonta has enlisted new allies in his legal battle to unravel Nexstar Media Group’s takeover of rival television station group Tegna Inc.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“Do you think,” he asked, “that keeping the enlisted men out might interfere with our chances of getting results ?” The chaplain hesitated, feeling himself on unfamiliar ground again.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller