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recruitment

[ri-kroot-muhnt] / rɪˈkrut mənt /


NOUN
enlistment
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In a rather damning indictment of Newcastle's recruitment last summer, which he was heavily involved in, Howe named just one of his five outfield signings in his starting line-up, defender Malick Thiaw.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Healthdaq is used by healthcare services to manage recruitment, meaning it holds detailed personal, identity and background-check data on staff.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Zuckerberg embarked on a major recruitment campaign last year to acquire talent for the Meta's efforts, poaching Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang and putting him in charge of a newly formed unit called Superintelligence Labs.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

At the LAPD, she said, “We expanded recruitment and had a record number of recruits, and then we couldn’t get them hired, so we had to revamp the hiring process.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Ned stole a glance at the army recruitment stand.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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