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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In general, the voting body is fine with metal but doesn’t love it enough to give obvious inductions for artists who are enormously important.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026 -
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
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Sudden fluctuations in temperature, drafts, and exposure to heat sources can shock the plant and cause the leaves to drop.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Here are seven starting pitchers going late (or not at all) in drafts who have shown something notable this spring.—
Owen Poindexter,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The office is among the most public-facing in state government, providing a host of services that include driver’s licenses and testing and other state IDs and registrations for vehicles, lobbyists and businesses.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Connecticut continues to see a decline in boating registrations after a brief increase during the pandemic, when lockdown measures saw more people doing outside activities.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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Playing with Staal and Martinook, however, also means taking on tough assignments.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Many young people are ditching books at record levels and some are even failing to complete reading assignments on par with previous expectations.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Just days after the I‑Team's February report, the federal government imposed a six‑month nationwide moratorium blocking Medicare enrollments for most new medical supply companies — a freeze intended to prevent high‑risk suppliers from entering the system as oversight tightens.—
Brian New,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The most selective of those schools now have out-of-state enrollments above that, with Florida State University and the University of Florida at nearly 15% and 20% respectively for their first-year classes.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Player recruitment was muddled, managerial appointments flawed (Remi Garde lasted 147 days in that relegation season) and the team underperformed.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Similarly, the money that paid for cell phone minutes so clinic employees could call patients and remind them about upcoming appointments and medication refills has dried up.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Conscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscriptions. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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