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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  • Some common areas employees are using AI include drafting emails, taking meeting notes, organizing files, data entry and completing forms.
    Ernestine Siu Shreya Ghosal, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • At the local level, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in July approved drafting its own local ordinance.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • During World War II, Husseini became a Nazi collaborator, broadcasting propaganda into the Arab world, touring death camps with his friend Heinrich Himmler, recruiting SS divisions, and hatching a plot to poison Tel Aviv’s water supply.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Although there was a lot of buzz about Nelson’s arrival in the offseason because of his recruiting ranking, Maddux Madsen won the starting job going into the 2024 season.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Conscribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscribing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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