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recruit

[ri-kroot] / rɪˈkrut /




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Foreign spies were seeking to recruit Australians to reveal official secrets about AUKUS, the country's security partnership with Britain and the United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Army would set up a table inside the cafeteria of our high school where they would recruit these kids—not even young men and women—into the service.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 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

Thus the tale of Peter, our new recruit.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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