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entail

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


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No details of what the White House event will entail have been shared.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

What those repairs will entail, exactly, appears yet to be determined, as the agency reviews surveys and drone footage “to determine the most effective path forward,” Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

But the longer bonds do entail more volatility.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

While the measure doesn’t entail the permanent closing-off of the Brazilian market, operators will likely have to cease their operations in the meantime, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Winston debated with himself whether to award Comrade Ogilvy the Order of Conspicuous Merit; and in the end he decided against it because of the unnecessary cross-referencing that it would entail.

From "1984" by George Orwell

The main difference, in his opinion, was that Swiss wrestling entails maintaining a constant grip on one's opponent, whereas there is more distance between wrestlers in Senegal.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

That entails simultaneously buying a put option with a higher strike price and selling a put with a lower strike that’s “out of the money” – both with the same expiry.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The trade has been so popular that Schwab has restricted clients using it, as it entails taking significant balance-sheet risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

But, they all have their own careers and may not want the all-consuming grind that running “SNL” entails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

“You understand what my occupation entails, don’t you?”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s armed forces had received appropriate orders, although he did not specify what those instructions entailed.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

It entailed careful removal of the stone flooring to reveal the mechanicals beneath.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Nobody scored more than 23 goals in the four seasons between 2018-19 and 2021-22, but the past four Golden Boots have all entailed between 27 and 36 goals.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

But I didn’t buy the behavioral shifts some of these turns entailed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

“No wonder she was ill, the child was the wrong way round and she had to have an operation which entailed turning the child with forceps.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

In recent years, a couple of local districts have rolled out pilot programs entailing the release of sterile male mosquitoes to drive the population down, a relatively new approach to tackling these mosquitoes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025

Xiong Lee’s path to shamanism has been arduous, entailing rigorous training with a shaman mentor to learn how to communicate with the spirit world.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2023

So, the fuel needs a larger percentage of this isotope, entailing higher uranium-235 enrichment than the 4 percent enriched LEU typically used in nuclear power plants.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023

Sardinia has restaurants all over the island referred to as "agriturismo," which is where local farms offer up a dining experience typically entailing a set menu consisting of only ingredients from the property.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2023

There are videos about the importance and difference of treble and bass clefs; there is a list of music terms and what they mean, and the site even contains videos entailing the transposition of music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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