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as in enrollment
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as in recruitment
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One of those barriers to rare disease research is clinical trial recruitment.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025 -
As was true for a brief time in the post-Sputnik era, the recruitment, retention, and training of teachers need urgent policy and funding attention.—
Linda Darling-Hammond,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Advertisement The country faces sharp divisions over the war in Gaza, judicial reform, and military conscription, among other issues.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Germany will turn to conscription if there are not enough volunteers for its armed forces, its defense minister said.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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If Trump’s policy ultimately stands, children born in the U.S. whose parents are undocumented immigrants or visa holders could be left stateless, denied passports, Social Security numbers and access to education or employment.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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Tariffs could help reduce that slowdown and bring more advanced production back stateside, but improving productivity might happen without increasing employment.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Inmates could not receive visits or make phone calls, and prisoners at the state’s highest-security institutions were confined to their cells except for essential services, such as legal and medical appointments.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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At issue in the case was a lawsuit that sought to undo the preventive care provision by challenging the appointment process for members of a 16-person task force that determines which preventive services are to be provided for free under insurance policies.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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More Joe Sargent/Getty Images Barnhart was designated for assignment by the Rangers earlier this year and was later assigned to Triple-A Round Rock.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Facing a slew of position player injuries in April, the Twins acquired Bride after the Marlins designated him for assignment.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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“Enlistment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlistment. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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