conscribing

present participle of conscribe
as in drafting
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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  • But there’s nothing stopping them from drafting a long-term upgrade.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In 1765 Catherine the Great, the Empress of Russia, began drafting the Nakaz, or constitution, to proclaim her sovereignty and guarantee her subjects liberty and equality.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Fenerbahce got in on the act by recruiting Nathan Ake from Manchester City and Greenwood from Marseille, bluntly unconcerned by the latter’s past.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Conscribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscribing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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