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recruit

[ri-kroot] / rɪˈkrut /




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For example, the Park campaign was able to recruit around 1,000 volunteers by the end of the campaign, which represents a solid base of support for canvassing and other activities.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

A key component of the deal was reportedly to recruit Shazeer, whose 2017 paper, titled “Attention is All You Need,” foreshadowed the rise of AI chatbots.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Ypsomed’s Michel, who’s also a national center-right politician, has proposed a 10,000 franc fee, or about $12,500, for businesses that want to employ EU citizens, to encourage them to recruit and train Swiss people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

To achieve that, the companies need to have costly high-end chips, build expansive data centers, manage power requirements and recruit top-tier researchers who demand multimillion-dollar offers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The city of Anaheim started to recruit defense contractors, eventually persuading Northrop, Boeing, and North American Aviation to build factories there.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser




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