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Recent Examples of enlisted
Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024
Prior to Congress, Walz was a high school teacher and football coach and served in the Army National Guard, reaching the rank of command sergeant major, one of the highest ranks an enlisted member can attain.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
His awards, including an Iraq campaign medal, achievement and good conduct medals, are typical of enlisted service members at the time.
—Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Nearly one-quarter of Japan’s male population served in the military during the conflict, and although the share was lower in most other countries, nowhere was the number of enlisted men small by historical standards.
—Timur Kuran, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
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Numbers for the Navy Reserve were just as bad — the service missed its enlisted and officer targets by 35 and 40 percent, respectively.
—Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024
Prior to Congress, Walz was a high school teacher and football coach and served in the Army National Guard, reaching the rank of command sergeant major, one of the highest ranks an enlisted member can attain.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
His awards, including an Iraq campaign medal, achievement and good conduct medals, are typical of enlisted service members at the time.
—Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Nearly one-quarter of Japan’s male population served in the military during the conflict, and although the share was lower in most other countries, nowhere was the number of enlisted men small by historical standards.
—Timur Kuran, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
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The militant group accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement by targeting refugees with airstrikes, delaying the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, and restricting humanitarian aid.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The militant group also accused Israel of delaying the entry of essential medicines and hospital supplies, as well as not allowing tents, prefabricated houses, fuel, or rubble-removing machines into Gaza.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The group quickly gains a following — but also invites scrutiny from local paramilitary groups and law enforcement.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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The state also encourages young people to enroll in its secondary vocational education system, which provides training for specialties that are in demand in the paramilitary economy.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Jan. 2025
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Parkinson will have to wait to be inducted into the League Managers Association’s official Hall of Fame for reaching such a major milestone.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Potter was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 2018 after a stellar college career with the Broncos from 2008 to 2011.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Jan. 2025
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In the food industry, detailed market transaction data is employed to inform suppliers what to sell, stock and distribute.—
Virgil Bretz,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.—
Common Sense Media,
Washington Post,
12 July 2024
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Mom immediately enrolled us in gun safety classes – can't imagine why!—
James F. Hales Remembering Rogers,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Dec. 2024
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While raising a family, Grimes enrolled at the University of Central Missouri.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
25 Dec. 2024
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McCarthy was hired two days later.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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He was hired after Dodgers executive Lon Rosen saw an episode of the family’s reality television series, For Peete’s Sake, which focused on helping RJ land a job.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Sources in each of the three offices downplayed the import of the Trump planning sessions, suggesting the meeting was preliminary and that other departmental staff — including those responding to federal actions regarding immigration — are still in regular communication.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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What To Know As part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed in March 2020, the continuous enrollment provision required states to maintain coverage for Medicaid enrollees during the pandemic, eliminating the need for regular eligibility redeterminations.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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