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enlisting

  • present participle of enlist.

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Enlisting more nontraditional suppliers could boost the Pentagon’s limited access to U.S. manufacturing capacity for some programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Enlisting the help of a friend who spoke fluent German, he asked her to dig into a company called Hahn'sche Werke, references to which were peppered among the documents in the suitcase.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Enlisting a corps of volunteer community scientists gives data-gathering a huge reach, well beyond what the project scientists could manage on their own.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Enlisting researchers from diverse disciplines made for “a deep and nuanced exploration,” she says.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 22, 2023

Enlisting the aid of the beaver’s highly capable molars, the badger left him gnawing away at a yew sapling in the orchard while she went off to find an arrow that would fit her brainchild.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques