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attract

[uh-trakt] / əˈtrækt /


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The Rose Bowl has not averaged more than 60,000 spectators in a single season since 2016 and has failed to attract more than 50,000 since 2018.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Even the Vatican appeared to attract ZRON’s interest.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Economic analysts say Canada needs to make significant policy changes to help attract investment, including more competitive tax and regulatory systems, and ensuring a supply of skilled labour.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Even Anthropic, which had been founded to promote AI safety, and had long used its focus on developing it safely to attract top talent, was losing some employees over the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

They are beginning to attract stares from the crowd.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

Taking a nonjudgmental “everyone is welcome” stance while maintaining Orthodox observance and palpably expressed faith in God, Chabad attracts many Jews who gravitate to its aura of authenticity.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Now some caveats: The industry attracts types already hyped up on AI potential and AI risks.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 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

A dark mass to my left attracts my attention; something dull in texture is floating on the surface of the darkening stream.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

A surrogacy case that has attracted national attention is now before the Supreme Court, and it raises a question that goes to the heart of what it means to be a parent.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

"Hyperscalers had attracted much of that buying, while the supply chain remained one of the cleanest expressions of the belief that the AI capex machine would keep running at full throttle," he added.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

The finding attracted widespread attention because it provided a long-sought solution to the mathematical problem.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

“If you have a superadvanced intelligence, it will be smart enough to kill us,” said Jacob Coxon, the resigned Anthropic researcher whose social media post attracted over 150 million views.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Few people knew much about the youngest politician ever to hold that post—but his youthful appearance and energetic personality immediately attracted the attention of the international media.

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

Marr's 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo sold for £358,400 after attracting a bidding battle lasting more than five minutes.

From BBC Sep. 18, 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

Larger flowers may improve a plant's chances of attracting pollinators, while flowering earlier can help plants respond to changing environmental conditions.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

He swung his arms around wildly, attracting odd looks from passing students.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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