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Recent Examples of enlisted
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Most boards consider hundreds, if not thousands, of officers for promotion, and senior enlisted troops also come before similar boards.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Ron Lerch, the Space Force's senior enlisted advisor for intelligence.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Stiles, who now lives in Horizon West, knew her condition would disqualify her from the Navy, and so did the most senior enlisted sailor on Bush, Command Master Chief Huben Phillips.
—Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
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Yet the show is also respectful of the military in many ways and is rather positive and uplifting about the brotherhood aspects of enlisted life and how military training can boost somebody’s sense of self worth.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Most boards consider hundreds, if not thousands, of officers for promotion, and senior enlisted troops also come before similar boards.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Ron Lerch, the Space Force's senior enlisted advisor for intelligence.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Stiles, who now lives in Horizon West, knew her condition would disqualify her from the Navy, and so did the most senior enlisted sailor on Bush, Command Master Chief Huben Phillips.
—Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
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Attacks in the region by the Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel group allied with the militant organization Islamic State, and a coalition of ethnic militias have also hindered the response.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has also touted the militant group’s drone capabilities, calling them an effective weapon against Israeli forces operating near and inside southern Lebanon.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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The wide receiver was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Adelman was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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The vast majority must be recruited from the approximately 180,000 students and residents in civilian programs.—
Robert Krasner,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Hopkins, a Nashville native whose dad Brad was a tackle in the NFL, received a late offer from Florida, but he was otherwise lightly recruited and committed to the first Power 4 school to offer him, Purdue.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Sudan Doctors Network, a group that tracks violence across the country, blamed forces affiliated with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for carrying out the attacks on Thursday on villages in al-Murrah area located west of Barah town in North Kordofan.—
Fatma Khaled,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The forces maintain approximately 39,000 to 40,000 reservists, supplemented by an extensive network of paramilitary organizations and territorial militias.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Over five years, more than 400 maternity care providers have enrolled in BH Impact, with the psychiatric consultation service supporting care for more than 440 pregnant patients.—
Mary C. Mayhew,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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The only way for a business to limit its exposure is to avoid hiring the workers most likely to be enrolled.—
Dwight Earl Williams,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Strauss, who killed himself in 2005, was employed by Ohio State’s athletic department and medical staff for nearly two decades.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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More than 60 cameras were employed to swoop around the stage and arena as Perry hopscotched through aerial stunts, pyro blasts and more than a couple of costume changes.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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One of the world’s most cooperative mammals is also one of its most warlike.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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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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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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Maybe drafted is more like it, as when he was conscripted to have a blue clay face mask applied.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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