as in enrolled (in)
to become a member of
young men and women were enlisting in the navy in greater numbers
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In 2023, Kim and North joined forces for another mother-daughter costume, this time dressing as characters from the rom-com Clueless.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025 -
More than 600 Middlebury students had also joined an online group to share updates of the extensive effort to find Smith, WPTZ reported.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Chargers entered Tuesday with only five picks in 2026.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Democrats entered the night with 51 seats in the 100-member House of Delegates.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Defenceman Jordan Spence once again sat in the press box as Nikolas Matinpalo rejoined Kleven on the ice.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Schweitzman began her career as an assistant at CAA and rejoined the agency in 2017 as an agent after working for Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Enlisted (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted%20%28in%29. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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