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recruitment

[ri-kroot-muhnt] / rɪˈkrut mənt /


NOUN
enlistment
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David Skorton, then-president of Cornell, vowed “to end pledging as we know it,” blaming fraternities’ and sororities’ recruitment process for perpetuating hazing rituals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The researchers discovered that tetraploid cancer cells were encouraging the recruitment of stromal cells, which are noncancerous connective tissue cells that help provide structural support.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

While much of their initial recruitment has been high-profile, such as Samoa half-back Jarome Luai, compatriot Brian To'o, and New Zealand international Joey Manu, Papuan players have also been sought to bolster the ranks.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Done well, the initiative will provide a new model for officer recruitment that makes a military career more accessible for young Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ned stole a glance at the army recruitment stand.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

This year, the agency has offered extra pay to help entice retirement-eligible controllers to stay on, while raising wages for early-career employees and stepping up recruitments to the air-traffic-controller academy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

“When I got there, I saw banners advertising recruitments for the army. By then, I had spent so much time and money that I decided to join anyway,” he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024

He built relationships by aiding players’ college recruitments — contacting coaches and driving players to colleges for camps and visits.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022

The situation is more dire for the Army, which a top general says faces “unprecedented challenges” in recruitments.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022

War-minister Narbonne, he of the rose-coloured Reports, solicits recruitments, equipments, money, always money; threatens, since he can get none,—to 'take his sword,' which belongs to himself, and go serve his country with that.

From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle


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