conscripted

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Once conscripted, the pressure to sign a fully-fledged army contract often starts within days.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

"We are glad they are finally gone, because they ruled by fear," said 25-year-old Sonuram Gutta, who said he was conscripted into the insurgency, but was allowed to leave after a few years of fighting.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

It’s a more straightforward presentation that keeps audience members in their seats, except for a moment when uprising is in the air and a few theatergoers are conscripted to join the ecstatic rebellion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

As a former career waiter, I say without hesitation that I would not want to go to war with a battalion of conscripted foodies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

After Prince Sihanouk’s government fell in 1970, he was conscripted into the new government of Lon Nol.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung