as in hired
to provide with a paying job
thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system
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Recent Examples of recruited
Recently, Tasic, a neuroscientist and genomicist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and her collaborators recruited artificial intelligence for the sorting and mapmaking effort.
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Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
In a statement, the FSB alleged that Korba was recruited, trained and sent to Russia by the SBU in August 2025.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Ramsay is recruited to the secret Area 51 test kitchen to prepare special cuisine for a new alien species Earth has just made contact with.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The band’s follow-up, 2002’s Away from the Sun, found Arnold shifting strictly to vocalist, with drummer Josh Freese recruited for that multiplatinum LP.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Stanford recruited Jones aggressively to stay for a fifth year when other programs tried to lure him into the transfer portal after his senior season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Which player was recruited to be a new traitor?
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2026
Serrao joined Fearless shortly after the label became part of Concord, recruited by Fearless founder Bob Becker, who promoted him to president.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
In the October strike, Kaiser recruited 7,600 travel nurses and other workers to help fill positions for the striking healthcare workers.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
In a statement, the FSB alleged that Korba was recruited, trained and sent to Russia by the SBU in August 2025.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Ramsay is recruited to the secret Area 51 test kitchen to prepare special cuisine for a new alien species Earth has just made contact with.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The band’s follow-up, 2002’s Away from the Sun, found Arnold shifting strictly to vocalist, with drummer Josh Freese recruited for that multiplatinum LP.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Stanford recruited Jones aggressively to stay for a fifth year when other programs tried to lure him into the transfer portal after his senior season.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Which player was recruited to be a new traitor?
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2026
Serrao joined Fearless shortly after the label became part of Concord, recruited by Fearless founder Bob Becker, who promoted him to president.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
In the October strike, Kaiser recruited 7,600 travel nurses and other workers to help fill positions for the striking healthcare workers.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruited
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The Daily News first reported investigators served a search warrant on at least one SaferWatch employee after the company hired the brother of two of former Mayor Adams’ top deputies as a consultant.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The body is cleaned and prepared in the Muslim tradition, as the family takes one last look before the burial, while hired men recite the Koran.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Rerouting the current $17,670 adoption tax credit to married parents for each of their own newborns, as long as one parent is employed.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The owner of Joe Gibbs Racing — which has employed Hamlin as a driver for decades — has lost two sons in his lifetime.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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