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as in enrollment
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as in recruitment
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Recent Examples of enlistment
Last year, Denmark sought to increase the number of young people in the military by extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.
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Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Last year, Denmark sought to increase the number of young people in the military by extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
In 2019, the Supreme Court upheld that transgender ban, which allowed transgender troops who were already serving to remain in the military but otherwise included similar reasoning for banning the enlistment of new ones.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Nov. 2025
In the first instance, the drive will focus on voluntary enlistment, with greater incentives for those who sign up, including a monthly starting salary of €2,600 ($3,000) – an increase of €450 from the current level.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
The governing parties have said there will be no return to compulsory military service, and that enlistment would be voluntary, but there are concerns that this could change.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Recruitment figures have fallen in the autumn of 2025, and Moscow has had to turn in some areas to more coercive means of enlistment.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Some Russians already have complained about Max’s functionality (and mocked VK’s semi-cheesy, semi-effective enlistment of rappers, comedians, and influencers to promote it).
—Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Dabhoiwala’s enlistment of James Fitzjames Stephen helps clarify his stance.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Last year, Denmark sought to increase the number of young people in the military by extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
In 2019, the Supreme Court upheld that transgender ban, which allowed transgender troops who were already serving to remain in the military but otherwise included similar reasoning for banning the enlistment of new ones.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Nov. 2025
In the first instance, the drive will focus on voluntary enlistment, with greater incentives for those who sign up, including a monthly starting salary of €2,600 ($3,000) – an increase of €450 from the current level.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
The governing parties have said there will be no return to compulsory military service, and that enlistment would be voluntary, but there are concerns that this could change.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Recruitment figures have fallen in the autumn of 2025, and Moscow has had to turn in some areas to more coercive means of enlistment.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Some Russians already have complained about Max’s functionality (and mocked VK’s semi-cheesy, semi-effective enlistment of rappers, comedians, and influencers to promote it).
—Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Dabhoiwala’s enlistment of James Fitzjames Stephen helps clarify his stance.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlistment
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The game was scheduled a year earlier when Geneva officials learned declining enrollment would drop the school to Class 3A and figured the two neighbors would be in the same sectional.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Different strategies Parents are typically asked to sign paperwork at enrollment granting consent for the schools to give their kids laptops.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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The lawsuit against Google, the parent company of YouTube, alleged that YouTube recommended ISIS recruitment videos to users.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Masamoto was also in the room when the Cubs made separate presentations to Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki, a sign of his importance to the club’s recruitment of free agents.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Just a few years after the apartheid regime was instituted, South Africa established mandatory conscription for every white teenage male, and in the mid-1970s the country went to war with multiple neighboring countries.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Kremlin, however, effectively absorbs these losses through monthly conscription of 40,000-43,000 troops.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Operation Breadbasket fought against discriminatory hiring practices and aimed to help African-American workers with employment growth.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jackson becomes head of the Chicago chapter of the SCLC’s economic arm, Operation Breadbasket, a program promoting better employment for the Black community by combating discriminatory hiring practices.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Hamidreza Azizi, a visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, said Shamkhani’s appointment signals that Iran is preparing for the possibility of a US decapitation strike – potentially targeting the Supreme Leader himself.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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After getting two appointments right (Steve Cooper and Nuno Espirito Santo), Marinakis has reverted to type, with impulsive and erratic decision-making having undermined Forest’s campaign from the start.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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But just because a team is embracing losses doesn’t mean there aren’t important assignments to monitor while playing out the string.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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After Fennell approached her to write a song for the film, Charli and producer Finn Keane threw themselves into the project, expanding the assignment into a full soundtrack.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Enlistment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlistment. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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