recruit
noun
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
have been recruiting
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present perfect progressiveof recruit.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The top studios’ public postings suggest they have been recruiting people to build AI tools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Some districts, including Alaska’s largest in Anchorage, have been recruiting teachers from overseas.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
Officials have been recruiting residents along the Eastern Seaboard to join the effort for years.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
In a Dec. 19 text, Biggs told Tarrio that the Proud Boys have been recruiting “losers who wanna drink.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
We have been recruiting during the last ten days every day substantially the same number of recruits that in past years we have recruited in every year.
From New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? by Various
