as in hiring
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 recruiting
The previous campaigns that targeted Florida and Texas had no visible effect on recruiting or free agency in either college or professional sports.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Concerns about longer-term career impacts are also to blame for trouble recruiting the next generation of researchers.
—Eric Welch, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
First, recruiting senior leaders into IC roles is now a viable talent strategy, not a demotion.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
So why isn’t Bam out recruiting?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2026
To find them, banks launched recruiting campaigns on the campuses of America’s elite colleges, universities, and business schools.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Not recruiting transfers for four years meant that Smart did not have to deal with navigating the portal for four years.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Going back to 2023, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos was already recruiting its own employees to join a militia for the war in Ukraine.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Mack was also charged with recruiting young college students (particularly women) and attempting to persuade other celebrities (such as Beverley Mitchell, Emma Watson and Kelly Clarkson) to join Nxivm.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Concerns about longer-term career impacts are also to blame for trouble recruiting the next generation of researchers.
—Eric Welch, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
First, recruiting senior leaders into IC roles is now a viable talent strategy, not a demotion.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
So why isn’t Bam out recruiting?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2026
To find them, banks launched recruiting campaigns on the campuses of America’s elite colleges, universities, and business schools.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Not recruiting transfers for four years meant that Smart did not have to deal with navigating the portal for four years.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Going back to 2023, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos was already recruiting its own employees to join a militia for the war in Ukraine.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Mack was also charged with recruiting young college students (particularly women) and attempting to persuade other celebrities (such as Beverley Mitchell, Emma Watson and Kelly Clarkson) to join Nxivm.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruiting
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But in hiring the three-time Stanley Cup winner, the Ducks earned credibility in terms of coaching acumen and became an attraction for players.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Notably absent from the SEC’s motion to freeze Kapoor’s assets and its civil complaint was any mention of his hiring Suarez as a consultant for URBIN while the Location Ventures affiliate was seeking approval from City Hall for a residential and retail project at Commodore Plaza in Coconut Grove.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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But most importantly of all, macOS users need to be aware of how the SHub Reaper threat actors are employing that infection chain by layering familiar brands across multiple stages of the same singular attack.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Cambodia’s garment industry, employing hundreds of thousands of workers, also rode the shift.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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“Recruiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruiting. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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