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as in to recruit
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Recent Examples of enlist
Determined to redefine her status, Bianca enlists the help of a popular jock named Wesley, who is played by Robbie Amell, to transform her image and challenge the harsh social hierarchy within the school.
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Jane Lacroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
The Harris camp has enlisted a slew of big-name stars to aid on the campaign trail in the final days of the vice president’s White House bid, including Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Lopez and Spike Lee.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Further complications arose when Lois returned to the motel room to find all evidence of Justin’s death scrubbed; Megan denied enlisting Glorious to take care of things, despite Lois spotting them together.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
Along with showcasing his superstar prowess onstage, Usher has made nice on his promise to bring some marquee names to the party, enlisting performances by GloRilla, Big Sean, Keith Sweat, LL Cool J, Dougie Fresh, and many more.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jane Lacroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
The Harris camp has enlisted a slew of big-name stars to aid on the campaign trail in the final days of the vice president’s White House bid, including Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Lopez and Spike Lee.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Further complications arose when Lois returned to the motel room to find all evidence of Justin’s death scrubbed; Megan denied enlisting Glorious to take care of things, despite Lois spotting them together.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
Along with showcasing his superstar prowess onstage, Usher has made nice on his promise to bring some marquee names to the party, enlisting performances by GloRilla, Big Sean, Keith Sweat, LL Cool J, Dougie Fresh, and many more.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force between July 2023 and this June inducted more than 70 J-20s, bringing the force’s operational fleet up to approximately 195, according to a Janes report published earlier this year.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Walden has been inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, was named MIPCOM Personality of the Year, included in the 2024 CNBC Changemakers: Women Transforming Business list, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Legends of Tomorrow started its life as the Arrowverse’s biggest flop, with a dull first season about a motley crew of heroes and villains from The Flash and Arrow being recruited by a time traveler to stop a despot’s rise to power.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Kamp has also promised to work to enhance recruiting, specifically targeting women and veterans, while also focusing on retention.Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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As part of these tactics, China has levied tariffs and embargoes on Taiwanese exports, sought to increase Taiwan’s international isolation, and employed disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks meant to destabilize its people and government.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Acronis Cyber Protect also employs machine learning to monitor performance and reliability.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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In 1995, according to the Post, Musk was admitted to graduate school at Stanford but didn’t enroll in classes, instead working on an online services start-up that would eventually be known as Zip2.Tim Marchman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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Community colleges enroll the majority of dual enrollment students, reaching 1.78 million students, or 21% of community college enrollment.Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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While not all 23 companies have announced their hiring plans, these facilities are expected to support nearly 30,000 new jobs, with projects mostly in the U.S. Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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Amazon hired former Boeing executive David Carbon to run the operation.Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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But they were moved to Harris County in 2017 after the then-presiding judge agreed that the prosecutors might struggle to impanel an impartial jury in Collin County, where Paxton lived and worked for decades.Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
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And in January, a few months after his prosecutors began revisiting the potential hush-money case, Mr. Bragg impaneled the grand jury that has now indicted Mr. Trump.Sean Piccoli, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
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In America, no incumbent party with presidential approval ratings as low as Biden’s has ever retained power.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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In some good news, Nvidia is upgrading the Priority tier for GeForce Now to support a higher display resolution while retaining the $9.99 cost.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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To come to these findings, Delgado conscripted her genetics students over two terms to visit and collect samples of salmon directly from businesses.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Do not conscript them into your game of high-speed moving variables.James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Enlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlist. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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