enrolling

present participle of enroll
1
as in enlisting
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member the community college will enroll anyone who has a GED or high school diploma

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2
as in entering
to put (someone or something) on a list can I enroll you on the list of volunteers for the church supper?

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Recent Examples of enrolling Most Americans who rely on health insurance through the Affordable Care Act—known as Obamacare—will begin enrolling for 2026 coverage on Saturday. Callum Sutherland, Time, 31 Oct. 2025 Check with the provider before enrolling. Layla Melendez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025 The window for enrolling in ACA health plans begins Saturday. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025 Araújo kept her head down and graduated in the top 10 of her class in 2020 before enrolling at a nursing program at East Carolina University. Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025 In addition to his growing equestrian success, Tony has demonstrated consistent academic excellence at Carmel Valley’s Cal Coast Academy, maintaining top marks since enrolling two years ago. Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025 The stores also must obtain the consumer’s express informed consent prior to enrolling any consumer in the VIP Membership Program and provide simple online ways for consumers to cancel their membership. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 Some brokers, for example, get paid by insurance plans for enrolling patients. Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025 Another would prevent for-profit schools from enrolling Wisconsin students if more than 80% of their revenue comes from federal funds. Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Ballard said in August, when asked why he should be trusted to turn the team around given his lackluster resume entering Year 9.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Hall wanted to leave New York, as the team is entering a rebuild after trading away some of its best players.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • There are, of course, a lot of folks excited about the prospect of the ChatGPT maker (newly freed from its complicated nonprofit shackles) listing its shares on public markets to raise billions upon billions – and potentially make oodles of money for everyone who gets on board.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Jack Linehan, a partner at SchoolExecConnect who's helping with the search process, said the job has been posted on SchoolExecConnect's website, the Wisconsin School Leadership Center website and on WECAN, an online job portal listing open positions in Wisconsin school districts.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Plus, the very nature of recording your live stream of thoughts means a lot of editing later down the line.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • And then someone recording the audition.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Conditions have remained historically calm since April, with only one month — October — registering more than four absolute 1% moves.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of State, are directed to provide states with access to databases that can verify the eligibility and citizenship of individuals registering to vote.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • Five years later, as their families were facing challenges in establishing residency and matriculating their children into the public school system, a volunteer organization in south Florida waged an advocacy campaign on their behalf.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The final year involves matriculating into and completing UCI’s MPAc Program.
    Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • San Jose celebrated another set of sports heroes Thursday night at SAP Center, inducting the 30th class into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Mayor Josh Huddlestun administered the oath of office, officially inducting the recruits into the department.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025

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