enlisting

present participle of enlist

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Verb
  • Alongside this annual list, and for the fifth year, Forbes is inducting nine marketing leaders into its Forbes CMO Hall of Fame, recognizing those who would have this year appeared on the World’s Most Influential CMOs list five times.
    Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Their friendship would span decades, with Smith also formally inducting Davis into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
    Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The case garnered national interest because Oregon's new law targets the loopholes large staffing firms have been employing to circumvent state corporate medicine laws.
    Alex Olgin, NPR, 3 July 2026
  • The metaphor of a ‘wall of separation’ At the same time, religious reformers were employing concepts of walls, hedges or other barriers to ensure that the secular and religious realms remained apart.
    Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The new limits — which take effect Wednesday for newly enrolling students and July 2029 for current students — will be $20,500 annually and $100,000 over a lifetime.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • And, if your debt appears manageable without enrolling in a settlement program, a trustworthy company should tell you that too, rather than pushing you into a product that may not fit your needs.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Now, the Twins run baseball operations and Masubuchi has retired from recruiting.
    Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
  • The group plans on recruiting 50,000 volunteers and is actively fundraising to pass the measure.
    Ben Paviour July 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Veramonteforte, the sartorial atelier established by design veteran Massimo Monteforte in 2023, has launched its first ready-to-wear capsule, conscripting marquee partners for the occasion.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 June 2026
  • At the same time, he’s tasked with conscripting 150 of his workers for Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
    Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • Mizuho Americas analyst Dan Dolev told the Journal that the majority of these cuts probably trace to a post-pandemic hiring correction rather than AI itself.
    Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • An American brand can open a local Hong Kong dollar account, a Vietnamese dong account, or a Portuguese euro account without ever setting up a foreign legal entity, leasing an office or hiring a single local employee.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Stram talking about 65 Toss Power Trap and matriculating the ball down field was gold.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Fewer births mean fewer students are entering and matriculating through CPS, affecting early grade levels.
    Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • These nanoscale pathways allowed lighter fractions, including naphtha, gasoline, and kerosene, to pass through while retaining heavier components.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
  • The Nets still project with spending power after retaining Sharpe and Minott.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
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“Enlisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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