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Recent Examples of enlist
On top of adding Toph to their ranks, Aang and his gang will also be working to enlist more allies in the war being waged by the Fire Nation.
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Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The thirty-five-year-old New York State assemblyman Alex Bores, a candidate in the pullulating Democratic primary for New York’s Twelfth Congressional District, opted instead to enlist a chatbot.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Leo’s reserve frustrated those who wanted to enlist the first American pope as the primary antagonist to the American president.
—Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Women can enlist in active duty combat in order to serve.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The thirty-five-year-old New York State assemblyman Alex Bores, a candidate in the pullulating Democratic primary for New York’s Twelfth Congressional District, opted instead to enlist a chatbot.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Leo’s reserve frustrated those who wanted to enlist the first American pope as the primary antagonist to the American president.
—Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Women can enlist in active duty combat in order to serve.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlist
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Electricity being sent to one core would induct the adjacent wires, the activation of one bit empowering its neighbors.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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Adelman and Webber were inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the same class in September 2021.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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Lane and other higher education experts said institutions must focus on recruiting and catering to non-traditional college students.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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They were recruited via a popular online research aid website known as CloudResearch and paid $100 each for participating in and completing the study.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Last year, a university in southern China launched a specialized barbecue school to train grilling experts for the booming night food economy, enrolling only 30 students from more than 4,000 applicants — an acceptance ratio that rivals those of some of China’s most elite university programs.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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Eventually, Willow hopes to enroll in the theater program at either Carnegie Mellon University or the University of Michigan.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Target employs 9,300 people across 45 stores in Colorado, as well as at a dry goods distribution facility in Pueblo and a sorting center in Denver.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Nippon Dynawave employs hundreds to produce bleached paperboard that is used to make cartons and containers for products like juice and milk.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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At the same time, he’s tasked with conscripting 150 of his workers for Vladimir Putin’s war machine.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Burkina Faso’s military junta later said he had been conscripted into military service.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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But among recent high-profile moves, Alibaba reportedly hired Google DeepMind researcher Hao Zhou to support Qwen AI development.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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In February, The New York Times reported DHS hired a social media manager accused of White-nationalist messaging.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Nearly half her students matriculate at Ivy League and peer-selective universities; the rest place across top liberal arts colleges and flagship state schools.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Students matriculate through grades without demonstrating a real mastery of standard.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The appropriations bill signed into law in January 2026 retained the research office, funded NOAA at roughly $6 billion and directed the agency not to close its laboratories.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Historical accounts describe blades capable of retaining sharp edges while remaining unusually resilient.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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