as in recruitments
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 teams conducted detailed risk assessments, completed local inductions, and implemented safety measures while using a Flyability Elios 3 drone.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Stanley and Simmons’ inductions continue a banner year for two of the founding members of KISS.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Avoid direct sunlight, heat from a vent or drafts from a door or window.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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After the Justice Department shut the door on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files in July 2025, FBI agents worked on drafts of a 21-page presentation of all the evidence the FBI had gathered in the case, including a summary of allegations against 11 men.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Many young Americans are opting for alternatives like community colleges, where new undergraduate registrations eclipsed those at four-year colleges last fall.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Missouri Department of Revenue regularly releases data about vehicle registrations in the state.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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The agents work in parallel and communicate with one another to coordinate their efforts—mimicking how human teams divide and conquer complex assignments.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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In addition, the versatile anchor's assignments have run the gamut from hosting the 2015 Philadelphia Mayoral Candidates Forum to going behind bars to interview a high school classmate on death row.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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To many charter school advocates, declining enrollments are a result of IPS' failures to educate historically underserved students, sparking their flight to charters.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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Even before universities were putting the brakes on future admissions, PhD enrollments were stagnating.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Since taking office, the headlines have mainly been about his controversial appointments, executive orders, and snow removal struggles.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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Though his immigration appointments started online, the government eventually ordered Atakishiyev to attend in person, his husband said.—
Ryan Oehrli
Updated February 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Conscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscriptions. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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