as in recruitments
the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces
At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army. a campaign to end conscription
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The teams conducted detailed risk assessments, completed local inductions, and implemented safety measures while using a Flyability Elios 3 drone.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Stanley and Simmons’ inductions continue a banner year for two of the founding members of KISS.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Avoid direct sunlight, heat from a vent or drafts from a door or window.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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After the Justice Department shut the door on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files in July 2025, FBI agents worked on drafts of a 21-page presentation of all the evidence the FBI had gathered in the case, including a summary of allegations against 11 men.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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The White House dismissed such concerns, pointing to isolated incidents of noncitizens being charged with illegally voting, and to examples of duplicate registrations, voters remaining on rolls after death and people stealing ballots to vote multiple times.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Many young Americans are opting for alternatives like community colleges, where new undergraduate registrations eclipsed those at four-year colleges last fall.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Families would be notified March 13 with affected students receiving new school assignments by May 1.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Rebelein is hoping the board can move forward with another important job, making committee assignments, even if they’re still deadlocked 3-3.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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New enrollments are down 32% in California from the same period last year, according to data from the state.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Those universities, which are the state’s most selective, now have out-of-state enrollments above that, with FSU and UF at nearly 15% and 20% respectively for their first-year classes.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cancer, kismet and the comfort of girlhood Taylor and Finkel know not all cancer patients have a best friend who lives close enough to go to appointments with them, let alone the time to do so.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The sapphire tiara that Queen Máxima of the Netherlands wears for some of her most important appointments is one of the oldest, most spectacular and recognizable pieces of the Dutch royal heritage.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Conscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscriptions. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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