enlistment
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Their eldest son, 26-year-old Ortiz Jr., is near the end of his enlistment and was planning to buy a house in Riverside for his wife and two young children to start their next chapter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
The image problem doesn't seem to have been cured by Meta's enlistment this summer of Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian's sister, as their prime model.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Risks notwithstanding, its enlistment in broader cyber operations should expand the government’s arsenal in a dramatic way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Did I retire from the military at 20+ years, or leave once my enlistment was up?
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
I was conducted by a soldier to a warehouse requisitioned by the Ethiopian Regiment as a barracks, and there presented to a white serjeant by the name of Clippinger, that he might transact the enlistment.
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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