conscribe

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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  • House Republicans are drafting a fresh proposal to curb US investments in China after the Senate passed its bill as part of defense policy legislation, people familiar with the talks told Semafor.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • He was drafted by the Celtics in 1998 and won a ring with the team in 2008.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Herodotus recruits evidence from passages in the Iliad and the Odyssey to show that Homer himself knew at least fragments of this tale yet opted to tell another, better yarn.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Even human intelligence will follow, as visual reconnaissance teams view what is happening in other settlements or try to recruit sources who live and work there.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Conscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscribe. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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