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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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Koufax retired at 30 years old due to chronic elbow pain and became the youngest person ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at 36 years old.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Soundgarden want to honor its Pacific Northwest roots as the band is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next month.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 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
Adjective
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Last week, the paramilitary group seized the city.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kadugli town also has been under RSF siege for months with tens of thousands of people trapped, as the paramilitary group tries to seize more territory from its rival, the Sudanese military.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Farhood enrolled at a local community college and worked multiple serving jobs, playing around with makeup and sharing images of just her eyes to a personal Instagram account — too embarrassed that her friends might find out about her hobby.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wendi Montez Martin enrolled at an Assemblies of God seminary, became a pastor and tried to bury the past.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 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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Qing Yuan had been conscripted to the morgue, too, just before Qi Chu, in 1950, after his father had been executed and his mother had died of grief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some scholars have suggested that the boys were prized for their looks and conscripted into homoerotic pageants created by Christopher Marlowe.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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