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recruits

  • plural of recruit.
  • present tense form of recruit (3rd person singular).

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Boeing is training 1,000 North Line staff, about half are from Renton and the rest from new recruits.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Yearly weather patterns can affect the High Brown population, but overall their numbers have increased thanks to the efforts of the team, and their furry recruits.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

This Air Force base alone handles 700 new recruits every week, with people flying in from all across the nation, bringing whatever illnesses they pick up along the way.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

New recruits are discouraged from speaking to the media, drawing attention to themselves or doing anything that might run afoul of regulators or others.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

His outlook infected the entire CIA, making it a place where no one could be trusted, and where potential Soviet recruits were assumed to be double agents sent by the KGB.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau