recruit
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Mr. Kiffin has backed down, but other coaches have also sought to recruit players from professional leagues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“It may be that fraudulent issuers are more likely to recruit celebrities.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
We need to maintain our staffing, but, you know, we’re also having new recruit classes all the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
“There is a talent war out there. It’s easier to recruit them away where they can lead a practice,” Parsons said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
She has on a little beige combat outfit with black boots; she looks like a Soviet soldier recruit.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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The Washington Post reports that ICE has begun firing some recent recruits, citing “red flags that should have been identified earlier, or poor performance.”
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Once she goes to prison, Holmes’ controlling partner Billy Evans takes center stage, along with the real star of the film, a celebrated actress that Fielder recruits to help him in his inquiry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Investing in heat-countering measures has become essential to maintain the existing workforce and attract new recruits, said Yutaka Kono from Konoe, the specialist wholesaler of screws and surveying equipment where Tabuchi works.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mitie said "recruitment and training aligned to the prison's phased growth" and that it recruits from other backgrounds, such as the military and other areas of the criminal justice network.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
She still had to train her recruits and prove that they could make their mark as serious combat teams.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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At Mizzou, he has also recruited specialists to the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Since 2016, we’ve recruited 20,000 people that have applied for membership in the party,” Sims told me, though the party has long suffered from overstatement when it comes to self-reported membership numbers.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
More experienced workers are being recruited to face off against supercharged AI hackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The BBC has learned that Bilyk told police he was recruited into spraying the graffiti by a Russian speaker after being approached on the messaging app Telegram.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Well, I’ll be straightforward, Lizzie. Working as a code clerk at the embassy and all, I’ve wondered if your mum might have been recruited into something. But Jakob, a spy? What a bunch of twaddle.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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A delivery service offering meals to people in need has spoken about the challenges of recruiting new volunteers due to rising fuel costs.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
And though Mathis was ruled because of an injury, the Terrapins can turn to five-star edge Zion Elee, the highest ranked recruiting prospect in program history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Separately on Wednesday the company announced a new recruiting offering that aims to use AI agents for digital candidate sourcing, recruiting and hiring coaching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Plus, this year’s Rush Week revealed a queasy new strategy to thin the recruiting ranks.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even after he retired from the Navy, Walker continued to spy for the Soviets by recruiting his son and his brother—both naval personnel—to work with him in exchange for money.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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