as in hiring
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 recruiting
Now, the Twins run baseball operations and Masubuchi has retired from recruiting.
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Anya Armentrout,
Twin Cities,
4 July 2026
The group plans on recruiting 50,000 volunteers and is actively fundraising to pass the measure.
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Ben Paviour
july 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
The gang members and associates allegedly focused on recruiting vulnerable minor girls and young women, many of whom came from broken homes or had fallen through the foster care system, Essayli said Wednesday.
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Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Yet Notre Dame’s encore performance doesn’t feel much different as the July recruiting dead period arrives.
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Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Allows high-school coaches to use their own money, up to $15,000 a year per team, on food, physical therapy and transportation — but not recruiting — for their players (SB 178).
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Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Russia is actively recruiting female university students for its new Unmanned Systems Forces, leveraging drone warfare's demand for technical skills over physical strength.
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David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Some teachers received more than $4,000 in bonuses for recruiting students for trips.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2026
Phase 3 Study 304 data in men is expected in the second half of 2026, and Phase 3 Study 306 in women is actively recruiting.
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Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
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
The gang members and associates allegedly focused on recruiting vulnerable minor girls and young women, many of whom came from broken homes or had fallen through the foster care system, Essayli said Wednesday.
—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Yet Notre Dame’s encore performance doesn’t feel much different as the July recruiting dead period arrives.
—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Allows high-school coaches to use their own money, up to $15,000 a year per team, on food, physical therapy and transportation — but not recruiting — for their players (SB 178).
—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Russia is actively recruiting female university students for its new Unmanned Systems Forces, leveraging drone warfare's demand for technical skills over physical strength.
—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Some teachers received more than $4,000 in bonuses for recruiting students for trips.
—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2026
Phase 3 Study 304 data in men is expected in the second half of 2026, and Phase 3 Study 306 in women is actively recruiting.
—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recruiting
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“Recruiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recruiting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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