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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

The Baltic country spends 5% of its GDP on national defence, Silina noted, which she said entailed a "much higher level of responsibility toward society... that requires clear results".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Both these jobs entailed prolonged, ego-deflating battles; both ended in professional debacle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Filings also note a $1 million payment to Weiss that entailed compensation for family members and payments to his personal American Express card, and a $205,500 disbursement to Stitsky “including salary to a fictitious person.”

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Making these stamps must have entailed a great deal of work, and they surely weren’t manufactured just to print this single document.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond