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recruit

[ri-kroot] / rɪˈkrut /




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“It’s impossible” to recruit quarterback depth, said Texas A&M coach Mike Elko.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Exactly a year since he unveiled his first collection at Chanel, Franco-Belgian designer Matthieu Blazy has proved himself to be a shrewd and hugely profitable recruit by the family-owned French fashion label.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

He can’t recruit defensive players and he can’t hire coaches who can do the job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

L.A. voting rights groups rally to recruit poll watchers, launch protection programs, and counter potential election disruption in the November vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

A woman who claimed the evening star tried to recruit her.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

In early 2025, Run For Something, an organization that recruits and trains progressive millennial and Gen Z candidates for state and local office, launched an initiative that aims to get more renters elected.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The founders’ objectives are clear: reducing onboarding costs, human-resources expense and employee-failure rates, while shortening the time recruits reach productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The spokesman added that featuring one of the world's biggest selling artists would attract and retain recruits at a time when Japanese businesses are competing to hire new workers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

We did a big recruitment campaign, had over a thousand recruits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The young recruits of course know none of these things.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Of the 12 players in the squad, 10 had no intellectual impairment at all, but were keen amateur players who had been recruited months before the Sydney Games to supplement the team.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Dr. Randal Haworth was among the specialists creator Nely Galán recruited in 2003.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Women are recruited to wash away the mud to reveal the nuggets of the precious metal, conceded Jacqueline Djangone, the head of the village women's association.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

They’ve recruited candidates who look and walk like the real working deal: Graham Platner the oysterman, Troy Jackson the “fifth-generation logger,” Dan Osborn the mechanic, Dave Cantrell the electrician.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“You’ve been recruited for a special assignment,” the CO said to Mae and me, skipping any pleasantries or welcomes.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Overall, the treatment appeared to push cartilage toward a younger biological state without recruiting stem or progenitor cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Welsh government said it was increasing investment in primary care and recruiting up to 100 extra GPs.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Wang, whose previous work had given him extensive contacts at other AI labs, took the lead on recruiting researchers to Meta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Li’s presence at the company could also be a boon for AMD’s credibility among AI researchers and therefore help with recruiting talent, Acree said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Here is a snippet from a recruiting session for call center operators at a women’s college in Bangalore: Recruiter 1: “Good morning, girls.”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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