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Born to a British-Jamaican family in Croydon, south London, she has staged shows in offbeat venues such as alleys or climbing gyms, which could appeal to the younger clients Balenciaga hopes to attract.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Another involves modifying specific areas of their surfaces so that only certain regions attract neighboring particles.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
He hopes his presence on the programme will attract a younger audience.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Against a weak backdrop, mid-term clarity could gradually attract conviction-based buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Vendors shouting in singsong voices to attract passersby, just the way Rani and I used to do.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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The gel attracts these minerals and helps organize them into new crystals that grow in an orderly pattern.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
After a giant open-air mass in the capital he will travel to the central city of Cordoba and to a basilica near Buenos Aires that attracts millions of pilgrims each year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Beyond that, the spa champions a culture of discretion that attracts celebrities and civilians alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Anula took us to Tjöruhúsið, a local restaurant that attracts diners from across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
I have achieved, finally, a face that a mustache can be drawn on, a face that attracts mustaches.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Nevertheless, since the late 19th century, Stóra Dímun has attracted its fair share of explorers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The mystery man attracted a few shouted questions before Brand stepped out of the car behind him.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The beauty of Cleopatra, the ancient Egyptian queen, supposedly changed all of history because she attracted a Roman leader.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Tea naturally contains plant compounds known as polyphenols, which have attracted scientific interest because of their antioxidant properties and potential effects on blood vessel function.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Compared to his flea pictures, Hooke's cells attracted little notice in 1665.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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The man was present on most days of the trial and wandered around after Brand, attracting double-takes and much comment, with no clarity about who he actually was.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The breakthrough reveals that a chemical signal responsible for attracting immune cells to fight infections also helps prevent those same defenses from damaging healthy tissue.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Even then he was attracting new and unlikely believers to this tent.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Also attracting attention will be provisional eurozone gross domestic product data for the third quarter plus provisional October inflation data from individual eurozone countries, including France and Germany, on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The only tricky part was doing this in an unobtrusive way, so as to avoid attracting Muggle attention.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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