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entail

[en-teyl, en-teyl, en-teyl] / ɛnˈteɪl, ɛnˈteɪl, ˈɛn teɪl /


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For Monterroso Mejia, becoming Valentina didn’t necessarily entail playing a character, but leaning on her lived experience as the child of immigrants existing in a bilingual place like Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

But amid uncertainty around what the final text of the trade agreement with the US will entail, India's exports to the US remained stable at $87.3bn in the year ended March 2026.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

SpaceX will take care of the “initial part” of the larger-scale project, Musk said, although he didn’t describe exactly what that would entail.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The initial phase, under one option, would entail 40 units, most of them studios at 300 square feet—roughly the size of a hotel room—with limited on-site parking when fully built out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Oh, Shed, how is that to be? It would entail much explaining, and besides, all this laughter gives me hunger,” said Fangor.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins




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