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entail

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


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In one meeting with the foundation, Edwards recalled being asked how staff intended to carry out such programs, given the work they’d entail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

But the longer bonds do entail more volatility.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

He did not elaborate on what U.S. support that would entail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

It is unclear what exactly a ban would entail, and whether employees of those outlets would be prevented from entering the White House grounds.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

How could I realize then what my promise would entail?

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

That’s what his seeming break with longevity actually entails: an overhaul of his life’s mission away from “lifemaxxing” toward more specific goals like curing the incurable.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

Another ruse is called ghost booking, which entails an employee booking conference rooms or workstations online to suggest they are in the office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

AI is important in drug development, which entails large, expensive risks, AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot says on a call with reporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Only the second part of the Trump plan, involving active U.S. protection for friendly vessels, entails risky operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

It entails looking at neurochemicals triggered when people play video games or use the Internet.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The trips entailed hotel stays because he couldn’t manage the round-trip drive in a day.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Both jobs entailed tedious rewrite work that would have fit into Mr. Posner’s capacious definition of plagiarism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

For Morris, stepping into the shoes of a Black journalist working during the Great Depression and in a still segregated reality entailed meaningful research.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

I had been persuaded that she and I were friends, and though I knew little as yet about what friendship entailed, I felt that surely a friend would wish to say farewell.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

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

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

Action taken: In May, Casino started court-backed talks with creditors; in June, it asked interested parties to table offers entailing at least 900 million euros of new money to fund a relaunch.

From Reuters ● Jul. 18, 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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