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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Bailey was honored with a pair of inductions during his coaching career, reaching the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in his native Missouri and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026 -
Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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The competing drafts only exacerbated days of confusion around the prospects for a deal to end the fighting that began with US and Israeli missile attacks against Iran on February 28.—
Salma El Wardany,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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Hiro said the problem is that the high-frequency, low-stakes work that used to go to junior people – first drafts, routine processing – is the same work that caters best to AI.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Kramer didn’t provide a total number of registrations.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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But much of the data collected by public agencies—things like employment or housing statistics, or business registrations—don’t meet this threshold.—
Leonard Lim,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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This is the full list of broadcaster assignments for Week 15 (all games on Sunday except where noted).—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Dec. 2025
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Chastain, now 57, gathered with a handful of other local sports figures and a hundred or so soccer fans at a watch party for the 2026 World Cup draw, where onlookers learned the group-stage assignments for the 48 countries participating in the tournament, which comes to Levi’s Stadium in June.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
6 Dec. 2025
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Backers, including Paragon, say this can help cut down on fraudulent enrollments.—
Julie Appleby,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Simsbury residents have reacted with widespread opposition, largely based on concerns about overdevelopment, worsening traffic, a costly spike in school enrollments and unwelcome change to what traditionally has been a semi-rural town.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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After the Saturday appointments, the group went to dinner with siblings and partners, where the woman said everything changed in a matter of seconds.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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The only exceptions are documents prepared for international treaties and for presidential appointments, which are required to use Courier New 12-point font, the memo said.—
Matthew Lee,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Conscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscriptions. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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