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He insists his father was a forced conscript and did not support the Nazis.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Other Nato members do not conscript but have professional militaries.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

They also park their classic Jeep Wagoneer to conscript Wiig, via FaceTime, to write a “tear-to-your-eye, fun, uptempo, jazzy with a little country” theme song for their journey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, will make it easier to identify every conscript in the country.

From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2024

“I told him you are my brother. He said he will make sure nobody comes here to conscript you.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It is debating lifting the prohibition on conscripts serving outside Sweden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The dumb conscripts are given instant gratification and money.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

The army has been blighted by several scandals -- particularly over an unpopular mobilisation drive, the treatment of conscripts and reports of widespread absenteeism and equipment shortages in some units.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Back in the mountain camp, PDF commander Da Wa agrees the conscripts are a problem.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

Learning happens on backless benches, at wooden tables grooved by the boredom of countless boys before them—squires, monks, conscripts, cadets.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

When asked about allegations that individuals were being conscripted outside their home township, he said transfers from other townships do occur when local quotas cannot be met.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Now Kyaw Myint is worried about them being conscripted -- "not only by the military but also by ethnic armed groups", he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

With able-bodied German men conscripted to fight in the war, workers from the lands the Nazis occupied were drafted to meet the labor shortage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

One kind and patient spectator conscripted to play the school counselor had to remove her shoe to improvise a sock puppet, one of the tools of her empathetic practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

I thank God that Papa was too old to be conscripted into the army.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

As a Christian minister of an American Baptist congregation, I’ve spent more than 20 years in a pulpit — long enough to know the difference between protecting a church and conscripting one.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Temporary arrangements to continue it were formally ended by the court last year, forcing the government to begin conscripting the community.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

On November 19, Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the government was required to present an effective proposal for conscripting the ultra-Orthodox.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

In Knoxville, Tenn., the week began with angry Tennessee fans conscripting themselves in a successful battle to stymie the hiring of Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano as head coach.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017

“If it has come to this, that you are conscripting somebody my age, then Biafra has died,” the elderly man said quietly.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie