enlist
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And since things take a turn for the medical, Duffy’s oldest daughter, Evita, and her husband, Wisconsin Republican congressional candidate Michael Alfonso, enlist an ultrasound tech to reveal their unborn child’s gender.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
This included BTS members, who were at the height of their fame in 2022 when they started taking career breaks to enlist in the military.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Ideally, an aging parent will enlist an estate-planning attorney to set up a marital trust and appoint a reliable trustee to carry out their wishes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
On top of adding Toph to their ranks, Aang and his gang will also be working to enlist more allies in the war being waged by the Fire Nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
From the microbes’ point of view, however, they’re just a useful device to enlist a host’s help in inoculating microbes into a body cavity of a new host.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Citing a growing threat posed by transnational criminal organizations, President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum that enlists the help of the private sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
There will also be a rather literal interpretation of comedy series Amandaland that enlists a string of famous Amandas, and a performance from singer-songwriter Calum Scott.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
He enlists the help of a girl and her robot caretaker to try to get back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
Kitty has a lot of baggage, including the area’s most famous criminal for a father, but Beth, who enlists her for the band, will help her unload it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
He enlists the aid of the sacred ota stone, as well as the shrunken head of a doll, a ball of powdered eggshell, and the eggun, a vertebra from the spine of a goat.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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He travelled in 2025 to Ukraine, where he enlisted in the country's armed forces and "gained access to information relating to their military personnel, units and locations", police allege.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
In January 2014, Fox enlisted in the Army.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Reportedly, when Mr. Gunton wanted to expand his “Dynasties” series about vulnerable or endangered species, and make a multipart-doc focused on just one, he enlisted Mr. Favreau to make this documentary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
He enlisted in the US Navy during the Vietnam War before embarking on a career in acting.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Colonel Cathcart gave up the idea himself once he realized enlisted men pray to the same God as officers.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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The exercise -- enlisting 18,000 South Korean troops and counterparts from US forces in the country -- will have a heightened focus on drone warfare, GPS disruption and the role of cyber attacks, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
However, he has subsequently adopted a more market-friendly stance, including enlisting a former Bank of England chief economist as an advisor.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
While those talks were early and wide-ranging, they were aimed at enlisting automakers to restock supplies depleted by wars in Ukraine and Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The Pentagon is interested in enlisting the companies as the wars in Ukraine and Iran deplete stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
“You look like you’re enlisting in the army.”
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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