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recruit

[ri-kroot] / rɪˈkrut /




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The division is under pressure to show quick results, but it has struggled to recruit prosecutors and has been slowed by an internal turf war that has caused some promising investigations to languish.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A five-star recruit out of Florida Zephyrhills High, Pickett asked finalists LSU, Oregon, Miami and Georgia if he could wear No. 5.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Berger’s star recruit was Alexander Ruika, a talented young poet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Inquests into inmates' deaths heard claims of strained relations between the two firms, including Serco managers moving to other prisons and trying to recruit officers from Lowdham Grange.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

When a warm body was needed, Ernest would recruit almost off the street, like a Hollywood talent spotter dragooning a soda fountain girl into instant stardom.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

More striking is the profile of this summer's recruits.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

According to his lawyers, Tan "repeatedly instructed recruits and his team not to bring or disclose former employers' confidential information."

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

AFC remains committed to creating a professional, supportive, and safe environment for all recruits, the Army told us, and "any suggestion otherwise contradicts the values of respect and inclusivity that we stand for".

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Among those new players is a host of top receiver recruits expected to contribute right away.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

But above all each of them wanted to keep his good job there as long as possible, and this he could do only by being strict with the recruits.

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

That means an 18-year-old recruited from an EFL academy can still go on to qualify as club-trained if he spends the next three seasons with his new Premier League club.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Once war with Nazi Germany began, Delmer was recruited to run what Mr. Pomerantsev describes as Britain’s “empire of tricks” against the Third Reich.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Within a few years, he was recruited to run for a San Gabriel Valley Assembly seat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

As AI competition intensifies, Taiwanese firms face the "challenge of having their core high-tech talent targeted and recruited by 'Chinese' companies, leading to the loss of their core competitive advantages," the statement said.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Booth recruited Surratt into the conspiracy to kidnap the president, and soon became a frequent visitor to the boardinghouse, where he befriended Surratt’s widowed mother and his young sister, Anna.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

"We do know, as I've mentioned before, that this is a significant, I guess, ramping up period for air services in terms of recruiting, training, and qualifying air traffic controllers," he added.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

It means Rangers have had to set their sights on recruiting a new striker in addition to the wingers and defenders McInnes had already targeted.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Fields said he understands the college recruiting grind.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

“We have 12 football players that have NIL deals with Nike. No school in America has more than eight,” Kiffin boasted last month, turning the SEC’s annual media days into yet another recruiting pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Oppenheimer was busy recruiting scientists for Los Alamos—but that didn’t mean he knew for sure an atomic bomb was technically possible.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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