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recruit

[ri-kroot] / rɪˈkrut /




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The division is under pressure to show quick results, but it has struggled to recruit prosecutors and has been slowed by an internal turf war that has caused some promising investigations to languish.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

What skills should a CMO recruit for if they want team members who can survive in a subreddit?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A five-star recruit out of Florida Zephyrhills High, Pickett asked finalists LSU, Oregon, Miami and Georgia if he could wear No. 5.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

"You can recruit a student, but we're going to hold you to account. It's not in the interest to recruit a student who is not well equipped to succeed."

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

I sit up and shake the recruit by the shoulder.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

New recruits have yet to offset retirements, and courts across the state remain critically understaffed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

In the video above, WSJ joined Danish recruits as they trained.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

According to his lawyers, Tan "repeatedly instructed recruits and his team not to bring or disclose former employers' confidential information."

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

AFC is the largest military training establishment for under-19s in the UK and it receives all the Army's 16-year-old recruits.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

A motley collection of evil-looking implements was framed by the cloudless sky as wild cries rang out from the newly-inducted recruits.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

That does not prove Brexit directly caused Premier League clubs to target EFL academies, but it changed the environment in which young players are recruited and developed.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Once war with Nazi Germany began, Delmer was recruited to run what Mr. Pomerantsev describes as Britain’s “empire of tricks” against the Third Reich.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Within a few years, he was recruited to run for a San Gabriel Valley Assembly seat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Researchers recruited 180 participants and divided them into three groups.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

I don't like hearing her promise to bear arms on behalf of America, even though there's no chance she'll ever be recruited for the Army.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Arsenal, meanwhile, have only sold fringe players Leandro Trossard, Jakub Kiwior and Christian Norgaard, while signing first-teamers Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis, and recruiting last season's loanee Piero Hincapie on a permanent deal.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

“That was promised to him in recruiting here, for him to sign here,” Kiffin said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Investigators said the companies allegedly sought to conceal the identity of their Chinese financial backers while establishing "unauthorised" operations or "illegally" recruiting talent.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

“We have 12 football players that have NIL deals with Nike. No school in America has more than eight,” Kiffin boasted last month, turning the SEC’s annual media days into yet another recruiting pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

It seemed as useful a recruiting strategy as anything else.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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