enlist
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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
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
If you enlist AI for financial advice, you’ll certainly get it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The political branches or other international actors may well provide redress. But we decline to distort the statutory text or the Constitution’s allocation of powers to enlist U.S. courts in that project.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
When we went to the district commandant to enlist, we were a class of twenty young men, many of whom proudly shaved for the first time before going to the barracks.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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To help explain how Lincoln emerged to win the Republican nomination and the presidency, Mr. Earle enlists a journalist, Murat Halstead, as an eyewitness guide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
And you might have seen him as himself this year in the third season of Lisa Kudrow’s “The Comeback,” as the man she enlists to save a television pilot from hacky AI jokes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
As the Court Poet, baritone Brian Major enlists the Stranger into the storytelling—their eerie duet as the voice of the evil fairy Carabosse is a striking musical moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 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 aid of the sacred ota stone, as well as the shrunken head of a doll, a ball of powdered eggshell, and the eggun, a vertebra from the spine of a goat.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted, having forged a letter from his parents to say he was 18.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The board enlisted law firm Baker Botts, which determined that there were solid legal claims to be made against the executives, according to bankruptcy filings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
Then he was ordered to report to the German Army to be enlisted as a private with no chance for a promotion.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Proposals such as enlisting Syria, vetting Lebanese troops or relying on Israel alone face steep hurdles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
Starbucks is shifting its marketing strategy, enlisting social-media stars like MrBeast and increasing spending on ads and sponsorships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
We conducted focus groups to test-market our branding for the project, enlisting the pro bono help of PR professionals to fine-tune the message.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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