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Recent Examples of enlisted
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Most boards consider hundreds, if not thousands, of officers for promotion, and senior enlisted troops also come before similar boards.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Ron Lerch, the Space Force's senior enlisted advisor for intelligence.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Stiles, who now lives in Horizon West, knew her condition would disqualify her from the Navy, and so did the most senior enlisted sailor on Bush, Command Master Chief Huben Phillips.
—Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
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Yet the show is also respectful of the military in many ways and is rather positive and uplifting about the brotherhood aspects of enlisted life and how military training can boost somebody’s sense of self worth.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Most boards consider hundreds, if not thousands, of officers for promotion, and senior enlisted troops also come before similar boards.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Ron Lerch, the Space Force's senior enlisted advisor for intelligence.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Stiles, who now lives in Horizon West, knew her condition would disqualify her from the Navy, and so did the most senior enlisted sailor on Bush, Command Master Chief Huben Phillips.
—Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlisted
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Israel has also enjoyed a number of military successes against Iran and its Lebanese proxy, the Hezbollah militant group.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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However, some members of the militant group refused to engage in the peace process from the start.—
Annabella González,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Now the coach at Old Dominion, the 51-year-old Milton-Jones was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sterling was inducted last year, joining Shannon, a 2011 enshrinee.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Wayne was an engineer at Atari when Jobs recruited him to help persuade Wozniak to take the leap and build a computer company.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Marketecture Media, a publishing and live event outfit that focuses on the nexus of media and technology, has recruited Jackelyn Keller to serve as chief commercial officer as the company looks to scale its business events and content operations.—
William Earl,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Democratic Republic of Congo will create a paramilitary unit to police its mines with funding from the US and United Arab Emirates, the country’s General Inspectorate of Mines said.—
Michael J Kavanagh,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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The move unfolded a day after Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guards attacked three cargo ships in the strait, capturing two of them, in an assault that raised new concerns about the safety of shipping through the waterway.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The family had a lengthy DCF history in Connecticut, did not have stable housing, had moved in and out of Connecticut over many years, and none of the children were enrolled in school.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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In a 2024 case, a client who had been awarded temporary sole legal and physical custody of their child asked Haddy to file a motion with the court to allow the child to be enrolled in a closer school, as the child’s school was 40 miles away.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 1908, the Haskell & Barker Car Company ranked as the most complete factory for the construction of freight cars in the United States and employed more men than any other manufacturing establishment in the state of Indiana.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Papadimitriou noted that the whole shipping industry is trying to drum up exports from alternative regions to keep oil moving and, crucially, to stay employed.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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To many Chicagoans, the warlike atmosphere is the result of the increasing aggression of the federal government.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Maybe drafted is more like it, as when he was conscripted to have a blue clay face mask applied.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Jamie gets conscripted into the Continental Army and sent to Fort Ticonderoga.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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