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
Formal enlistment happens only after arrival in Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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
Did I retire from the military at 20+ years, or leave once my enlistment was up?
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
In his short three-month enlistment during the Black Hawk War in 1832, he never saw combat.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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