as in joins
to become a member of
young men and women were enlisting in the navy in greater numbers
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Grande joins the franchise as Olivia Jones, a triathlete whom Stiller previously teased will be linked to his fictional son.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026 -
This new chart joins an existing ranking for all available titles.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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Final phase of Vail Pass construction underway Further west, construction is also resuming on Vail Pass as CDOT enters the final phase of a multi-year improvement project.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Season 2 enters the year with similar ambitions.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
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Don’t be surprised if that continues at Virginia Tech, where Reynolds rejoins head coach James Franklin, position coach Ty Howle and quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer, among others.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Evelyn Hildebrand rejoins the board after a tumultuous 2016 election season, during which she was denied her seat over her personal property tax debt status and then appealed to a Jackson County court.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Enlists (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlists%20%28in%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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