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
These punitive rules have since eased but the GFA is often accused of not recruiting well enough from the Ghanaian diaspora.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Jackson also filed a defamation lawsuit against Jones in Fulton County Superior Court after Jones' campaign alleged on social media that Jackson had made his fortune recruiting for Planned Parenthood and helping doctors perform transgender procedures on minors.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 16 June 2026
European intelligence services say Russia is recruiting people online and paying them relatively small sums of money to carry out sabotage.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
The king got his way, and the British empire began recruiting from every corner of the globe, where one in four people—many who looked nothing like his pale, pinkish self—owed him their allegiance and loyalty, having been colonized by the Crown.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Tiers three and four were meant to be more supportive roles, such as providing supplies to people, recruiting new members, and influencing the narrative on social media and in the press, according to court documents.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Gregg Berhalter then took it to another level, recruiting more than a dozen dual nationals — including Dest, Tillman, Balogun and Turner — in his five years as coach.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Lin rejected that argument, writing that discussions about prior work are a routine part of recruiting and do not, by themselves, suggest an effort to obtain trade secrets.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
In addition, the new system routes incoming calls to the closest of the county’s three call centers, switching automatically to another county center if any one should become flooded with calls, and even recruiting nearby counties in the rare event all three county centers are overwhelmed.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Jackson also filed a defamation lawsuit against Jones in Fulton County Superior Court after Jones' campaign alleged on social media that Jackson had made his fortune recruiting for Planned Parenthood and helping doctors perform transgender procedures on minors.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 16 June 2026
European intelligence services say Russia is recruiting people online and paying them relatively small sums of money to carry out sabotage.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
The king got his way, and the British empire began recruiting from every corner of the globe, where one in four people—many who looked nothing like his pale, pinkish self—owed him their allegiance and loyalty, having been colonized by the Crown.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Tiers three and four were meant to be more supportive roles, such as providing supplies to people, recruiting new members, and influencing the narrative on social media and in the press, according to court documents.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Gregg Berhalter then took it to another level, recruiting more than a dozen dual nationals — including Dest, Tillman, Balogun and Turner — in his five years as coach.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Lin rejected that argument, writing that discussions about prior work are a routine part of recruiting and do not, by themselves, suggest an effort to obtain trade secrets.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
In addition, the new system routes incoming calls to the closest of the county’s three call centers, switching automatically to another county center if any one should become flooded with calls, and even recruiting nearby counties in the rare event all three county centers are overwhelmed.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruiting
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Advertisement Hancock had interacted with Parker professionally, hiring her for photography work.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
12 June 2026
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One of the more interesting ways that the DGA sought to protect jobs for career directors was by establishing guidelines with the studios for hiring multi-hyphenates for a single project.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Throughout his career, the multidisciplinary artist experimented with various mediums, ranging from painting and photography to assemblages, even employing digital technologies like the iPad.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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Zoli’s lofty warehouse space continues Amant’s design sensibility, employing and elevating simple materials like concrete, brick, and wood, which, says Ebers, are visually warm and acoustically beneficial (a boon nowadays when having a conversation in a restaurant can be increasingly challenging).—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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“Recruiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruiting. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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