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attract

[uh-trakt] / əˈtrækt /


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And dozens of countries now offer visas designed to attract remote workers.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

“Cryptocurrencies are advancing in a group this morning, a move given strength by recent inflows and one likely to attract even more of those vital funds,” said Chris Beauchamp, IG’s chief market analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

Károlyházy's idea has continued to attract attention and was recently revived, refined and reformulated by FQxI's Angelo Bassi and colleagues.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

Fellow beekeeper Les Latham said the team used food traps to attract the insects before monitoring the direction and timing of their flights.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

They are beginning to attract stares from the crowd.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

She starred in movies, developed consumer products and in 1986 opened Dollywood, which attracts millions of visitors every year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

The name Lady Justice Thirlwall, however, attracts less recognition.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Mount Fuji attracts more than 200,000 hikers every year during its official opening period from July through September.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

“What I think has been really cool is that if you are fortunate to see guys go on and do well, it attracts really high-level coaches as well,” McVay said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

I work my way down the just-my-height shelves, through the alphabet—Alexander, Blume, Choldenko, DiCamillo—until a new spine attracts me and I pull it out.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Over the years, protein powders and shakes have attracted a much broader customer base, while food manufacturers now offer high-protein versions of everything from bagels to water.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

Navatek’s public flameout attracted the attention of Michelle Ball and Kevin Gounaud, two experienced agents in the FBI’s elite anti-corruption unit.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2026

GAE was first developed in Japan a little more than a decade ago and has since attracted increasing attention around the world.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

In the weeks since trade talks broke down, Carney has attracted hundreds of billions in investment pledges from domestic and global asset managers and promised to strike a deeper alliance with the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

“You and Brer were trying to figure out how to build a Story Box when the monsters came. They were attracted by the stories you had won from Nyame, and they captured Brer.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

While Battleground tried to explain that it was playing a long game, its linkup with Davis, who was attracting extraordinary national attention, applied pressure on both to show immediate results.

From Slate Sep. 21, 2026

The application proposes that attracting termites toward treated areas could potentially allow technicians to space treatment holes farther apart while reducing labor and possibly the amount of insecticide needed.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

In Gilt, there were the right ingredients for a primordial soup of entrepreneurship: a hot company capable of attracting the best talent, Ryan said—and then it was sold.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

In recent months, the government of interim president Delcy Rodriguez has launched reforms in the oil and mining sectors aimed at attracting much-needed foreign investment.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

He should be able to move along the hedgerows without attracting elil, unless he was very unlucky.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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