enlistment

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Noun
  • The British army and navy barely met 60 percent of their recruitment targets for the 2023-24 financial year and the nation's air force did not do much better.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Around 65% of job candidates are using AI at some point in the application process, according to the 2025 Market Trend Report from recruitment firm Career Group Companies.
    Ryan Johnston, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • That will require not just money but taking difficult political decisions, such as the possible reintroduction of a form of conscription.
    Ido Vock, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Last spring, Ukraine lowered the conscription age from 27 to 25, but that has failed to replenish ranks or replace battlefield losses.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Zoom in: Federal civilian jobs make up 21% of all nonfarm employment in Washington, D.C. — far more than any state, according to government data analyzed by Pew Research Center.
    Stef W. Kight, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The nation has not fully overcome its long history of denying equal employment and educational opportunities to women and minorities.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The appointment the late pope helped facilitate was for a laparoscopic hysterectomy that would remove the uterus.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Following the appointment of Halperin to co-editor-in-chief alongside Maer Roshan in November, Millman will helm an expansion of THR’s overall music coverage.
    THR Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • These images were taken while on assignment for the Wildlife Conservation Society.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • On a random note: Long before those assignments, Chuck was pepper-sprayed covering the disturbances in Miami the morning Elián Gonzalez was whisked away by federal authorities.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Enlistment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlistment. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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