as in drafted
to pick especially for required military service
young men worried about whether they would be conscribed to fight in this latest conflict
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Lillard’s openness and willingness to help out a teenager, who Portland drafted out of high school in 2018 (24th overall), gave Simons an unusual opportunity to learn from one of the NBA’s best guards.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
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Tron was a $15 movie in the MFL, so the 896 of you who drafted it are really hoping the film will demonstrate surprise staying power next weekend.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea recruited heavily over the summer, which should ease the burden on Palmer.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Her Filipino parents emigrated from big-city Manila to this tiny farming community of 2,000 people in the 1970s, when her father, a surgeon, was recruited to work there.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Conscribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscribed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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