as in hired
to provide with a paying job
thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system
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Recent Examples of recruited
The brothers met victims at nightclubs, parties and on dating apps, and recruited others for trips to ritzy locales, paying for their flights and lodging at high-end hotels or luxe vacation rentals before drugging and raping them, prosecutors said.
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CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
In the October strike, Kaiser recruited 7,600 travel nurses and other workers to help fill positions for the striking healthcare workers.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The 247Sports transfer rankings are topped by LSU and Ole Miss teams that have respectively recruited 39 and 27 transfers.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
Instead, the women were recruited to engage in prostitution at various hotels in the Collin County area, the statement said.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Seeking to diversify itself, the organization recruited not just more people of color and women to join its ranks, but also more people based outside of America.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes have recruited tight ends well since Woodiel took over the position group.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
While Son of Hitler takes plenty of creative liberty when the titular character is recruited to assassinate his famous father for the Allies, the fate of the real-life Loret isn’t so gallant.
—Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
To help fill the gap, the research team relied on data from 27,670 adults in Sweden recruited to provide dietary data between 1991 and 1996.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
In the October strike, Kaiser recruited 7,600 travel nurses and other workers to help fill positions for the striking healthcare workers.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The 247Sports transfer rankings are topped by LSU and Ole Miss teams that have respectively recruited 39 and 27 transfers.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
Instead, the women were recruited to engage in prostitution at various hotels in the Collin County area, the statement said.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Seeking to diversify itself, the organization recruited not just more people of color and women to join its ranks, but also more people based outside of America.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes have recruited tight ends well since Woodiel took over the position group.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
While Son of Hitler takes plenty of creative liberty when the titular character is recruited to assassinate his famous father for the Allies, the fate of the real-life Loret isn’t so gallant.
—Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
To help fill the gap, the research team relied on data from 27,670 adults in Sweden recruited to provide dietary data between 1991 and 1996.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruited
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Under Mara and Tisch's co-ownership, the Giants won two Super Bowls and recently hired John Harbaugh as head coach.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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An officer climbs the ranks Deenihan was hired by CPD in 1997 and was initially a patrol officer in the Harrison District (11th) on the city’s West Side, city personnel records show.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Licensed pyrotechnic operators receive training, but there are no clear requirements for non-operators employed by fireworks companies.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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To address this, the Statista R research team employed triangulation, combining secondary data from global sources and national datasets with primary data from university reports and data submissions to verify collected information.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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