as in induction
the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces
At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army. a campaign to end conscription
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The archive photos below are filled with snapshots that tell the story – new soliders after the country's first peacetime conscription, the push to buy defense bonds and the celebration on Monument Circle after Japan's surrender.
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Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 24 Nov. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled last year that the arrangement was unconstitutional, ordering the government to pass a new conscription law.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 24 Nov. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled last year that the arrangement was unconstitutional, ordering the government to pass a new conscription law.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Bartlett also notes that induction melting—the method the mint described using—is a very common, flexible way to melt metal, especially when scrap is part of the feedstock.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mitchell’s five Juno Awards include induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1981.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
19 Feb. 2026
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The lawsuit against Google, the parent company of YouTube, alleged that YouTube recommended ISIS recruitment videos to users.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Masamoto was also in the room when the Cubs made separate presentations to Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki, a sign of his importance to the club’s recruitment of free agents.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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No one was seriously expecting a fantasy draft where two Kyles (Tucker and Schwarber), Dylan Cease, Edwin Diaz, and Michael King all landed at Oracle Park in a single winter afternoon.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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There is also a selection of 30 draft beer cans for $6 each, $7-$9 glasses of wine and cocktails.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Denmark sought to increase the number of young people in the military by extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Denmark sought to increase the number of young people in the military by extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Conscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscription. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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