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Recent Examples of enlist
But Kiana enlists her postmortem union rep and a deeper investigation into her Earthly life will determine the right place for Kiana to spend eternity.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
As previously reported, the market will return to its original location in Los Angeles on Nov. 11-16 and has already enlisted top companies from over 60 countries.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Jimmy chronicles the titular Pennsylvania native's rise in Hollywood, including winning an Academy Award for his work in The Philadelphia Story, before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a combat pilot at the beginning of World War II.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The dark comedy series has also enlisted MaXXXine filmmaker Ti West to direct and executive produce.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
As previously reported, the market will return to its original location in Los Angeles on Nov. 11-16 and has already enlisted top companies from over 60 countries.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Jimmy chronicles the titular Pennsylvania native's rise in Hollywood, including winning an Academy Award for his work in The Philadelphia Story, before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a combat pilot at the beginning of World War II.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The dark comedy series has also enlisted MaXXXine filmmaker Ti West to direct and executive produce.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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White, who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with The White Stripes in November, is one of many musicians who’ve attracted Trump’s critique since his second term began.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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The organization inducted Jeanette Chavez, The Post’s managing editor from 1997 to 2011, and Steve Zansberg, a leading First Amendment attorney in Denver who represents The Post, into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
18 Aug. 2025
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From my first conversation with Tommy Gilhooly, I got fired up about coaching and recruiting true student-athletes and building upon a proud basketball program.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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That honestly brings me more joy than getting recruited.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Angry parents confronted the board two months after the massacre demanding to know why Arredondo was still employed at that time.—
Leigh Waldman,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Unlike official government worker datasets, which are often months out of date and incomplete, directory data provides a more current picture of who is, and isn’t, employed at the nation’s largest health agencies.—
Pratheek Rebala,
ProPublica,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Trump Administration even tried to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll any foreign students, though a court blocked that extraordinary punishment.—
Fiona Riley,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Many Native children, including a significant portion of the Code Talker cohort, were still being taken from their families and forced to enroll in boarding schools, where they were stripped of their language and other traditions.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday will consider hiring a lawyer at the center of a controversy in Keller ISD to represent District Clerk Tom Wilder in a second petition calling for his removal.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Aug. 2025
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But then Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell hired Flores in 2023.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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But they were moved to Harris County in 2017 after the then-presiding judge agreed that the prosecutors might struggle to impanel an impartial jury in Collin County, where Paxton lived and worked for decades.—
Lauren McGaughy,
Dallas News,
14 June 2023
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Within days of the declination, a judge approved a request from Descano to impanel a special grand jury to probe the case, renewing the possibility that Shifflett could be charged.—
Olivia Diaz,
Washington Post,
5 May 2023
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This passage of play would not be unusual under Postecoglou, indicating Frank’s willingness to retain some of the good habits and passages the Australian built during his two-year spell in north London.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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The company helps organizations recruit and retain board-level, C-suite, and senior executive talent.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The terror group killed thousands, predominantly targeting men and elderly women, while abducting boys to forcibly conscript them as child soldiers.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Men had measured every new kid’s shoulder width before he was conscripted and driven far from home to the tunnels.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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