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Recent Examples of enlisted
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Many of these efforts were a partnership between enlisted soldiers in Unit 8200 and reserve soldiers who work at tech companies such as Google, Microsoft and Meta, three people with knowledge of the technologies said.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Some have completed their time, while others remain enlisted, leaving the group unable to reunite in the studio, at least for the time being.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The enlisted oath also includes a promise to follow the lawful orders of the president and of the officers appointed above them.
—Samuel C. Mahaney, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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They were not allowed into a local club for enlisted soldiers, and Adams led a boycott of the alternative segregated facilities they were offered, according to the National Park Service.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Many of these efforts were a partnership between enlisted soldiers in Unit 8200 and reserve soldiers who work at tech companies such as Google, Microsoft and Meta, three people with knowledge of the technologies said.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Some have completed their time, while others remain enlisted, leaving the group unable to reunite in the studio, at least for the time being.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The enlisted oath also includes a promise to follow the lawful orders of the president and of the officers appointed above them.
—Samuel C. Mahaney, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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Even leaving these facts aside, neither the doctrinaire socialism nor militant Islam have ever improved any place on earth, and New York City will not be the first.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was held by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group in Gaza allied with Hamas which also held Israeli hostages during the war.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Five members of Soundgarden — Thayil, Cameron, bassists Yamamoto and Shepherd and, posthumously, Cornell — will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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This year, the National Toy Hall of Fame inducted board games Trivial Pursuit and Battleship—and one decidedly more modern toy, slime.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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Auburn's pipeline is filled with plenty of talent waiting to be recruited, and the school has a substantial amount of resources to compete in the modern transfer portal, as well.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was recruited to join the agency over the summer after meeting with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Earlier stories in that newspaper described López Torres as a ruthless trafficker who has killed dozens and was earlier aligned with Colombia’s right-wing paramilitary forces, known as the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or the Spanish acronym AUC.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Kremlin has since then attempted to absorb Wagner and its fighters into the Russian military and assert direct control over paramilitary groups that have taken over Wagner operations.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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They're enrolled in an assistance program that caps their monthly electric bill.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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The grants go to about 1,000 districts, which together have nearly 8 million students enrolled.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The report, which was first covered by the Washington Post, looked at the top 25 employers in each state that employed the most SNAP and Medicaid recipients.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lillig is no longer employed in either of those roles.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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To many Chicagoans, the warlike atmosphere is the result of the increasing aggression of the federal government.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement On any one of those issues alone, Mamdani’s campaign could have been in a free fall if not conscripted to a quick and public immolation.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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For the Chapter 02 womenswear and menswear ranges, the brand conscripted Dutch-Indonesian artist Miko Veldkamp.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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