attract
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Local officials said dozens of lenders, under pressure to increase balance sheets to attract foreign investors, signed up impoverished borrowers with little regard for their ability to repay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Kyle was speaking during London Tech Week as the government announced a number of initiatives designed to attract and keep fast growing technology companies in the UK.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
She also wants to add a water feature where birds and butterflies can bathe and sip, and she plans to plant more berries to attract more pollinators.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
If the company insists that this is a separate problem, ask them to explain why a toilet that functioned one way before the repair and another way immediately afterward should attract a second diagnostic fee.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
“You’d attract the authorities—particularly with that griffin. I’ve no love for men with clipboards in their hands and regulations in their mouths.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing attract
Electricity and Magnetism - Introductory
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Force, Motion, and Energy
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