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Recent Examples of enlisted
Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
In the military, officers and senior enlisted men often serve above their permanent rank.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
At the end of May, two eight-story housing blocks opened for enlisted personnel without families, with room for more than 300 residents in each tower.
—Mike Valerio, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
Numbers for the Navy Reserve were just as bad — the service missed its enlisted and officer targets by 35 and 40 percent, respectively.
—Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024
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In 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée marched on Moscow with enlisted soldiers from at least nine different nationalities, with French soldiers in the minority.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
In the military, officers and senior enlisted men often serve above their permanent rank.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
At the end of May, two eight-story housing blocks opened for enlisted personnel without families, with room for more than 300 residents in each tower.
—Mike Valerio, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
Numbers for the Navy Reserve were just as bad — the service missed its enlisted and officer targets by 35 and 40 percent, respectively.
—Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024
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And in Lebanon, a series of Israeli attacks on the country have decapitated the militant group Hezbollah.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The group wrote to Bondi to argue that the influencer should be investigated over whether she has been paid to spread propaganda for Hamas, the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, it was first reported by the New York Post.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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People were killed after soldiers and paramilitary forces raided the neighborhood of Raboteau after a demonstration in support of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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By The New York Times General al-Burhan, who leads Sudan’s military, and Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, who leads the Rapid Support Forces were once allies, but went to war nearly two years ago over a dispute about a plan for the paramilitary troops to be absorbed by the military.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Potter was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 2018 after a stellar college career with the Broncos from 2008 to 2011.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Jan. 2025
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Parkinson will have to wait to be inducted into the League Managers Association’s official Hall of Fame for reaching such a major milestone.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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In the food industry, detailed market transaction data is employed to inform suppliers what to sell, stock and distribute.—
Virgil Bretz,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The bottom line: Bipartisanship is the most obvious casualty of Schumer's new warlike posture toward the GOP.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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While raising a family, Grimes enrolled at the University of Central Missouri.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
25 Dec. 2024
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Mom immediately enrolled us in gun safety classes – can't imagine why!—
James F. Hales Remembering Rogers,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Dec. 2024
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McCarthy was hired two days later.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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He was hired after Dodgers executive Lon Rosen saw an episode of the family’s reality television series, For Peete’s Sake, which focused on helping RJ land a job.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Monk missed the last nine games of the 2023-24 regular season and two play-in games due to a right MCL sprain.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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At 97 points and with four games remaining in the regular season, the Bolts sit three points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Atlantic Division lead.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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