as in to draft
to pick especially for required military service
young men worried about whether they would be conscribed to fight in this latest conflict
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He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1965, the fifth overall pick out of Cal.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026 -
Morton went fifth in the 1965 NFL draft to the Cowboys.—
Pat Graham,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Longoria had been recruited from Valencia as sporting director only six months previously and, despite being only 34 years old, he was installed as president in Eyraud’s place.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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T cells normally recognize other cells that have been infected by a virus or bacterium, or are otherwise abnormal, and either destroy them or recruit other parts of the immune system to do so.—
Amber Dance,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2026
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“Conscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscribe. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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