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entertain

[en-ter-tayn] / ˌɛn tərˈteɪn /




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“It’s not a permanent opposition,” he says, “There’s enough overlap already that we might see a staffer class that starts in DSA and is willing to entertain joining MYD.”

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Another newcomer to the industry, Sam Cohen, makes videos about his misadventures after buying a laundromat in Old Bridge, N.J., hoping to entertain his small following.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

TFG added that they will only "entertain interest from parties who we strongly believe will be the right stewards to take the club forward".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

We’re performers, and we’re here to entertain you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Our pets had mostly escaped by then, or been eaten up, as in the case of Methuselah, but the Congo still offered a wealth of God’s creatures to entertain us.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Britain's The Guardian newspaper said the movie "entertains us with creepy campfire tales" but the Hollywood Reporter called it a "dull existential drama" while The Wrap website described it as a "frustrating slog".

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Host and journalist Anders Kvaal entertains both sides of the fracas with his ears open and his mouth largely shut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

The paved terrace, for example, is an imitation of a similar space in Palm Beach where the president routinely entertains.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025

The book won Daum the PEN Center USA Literary Award for creative nonfiction; more than a decade later, it still entertains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

Lily may be the least helpful helper in the family, but she entertains me with screamed renditions of Disney songs and informs me when she thinks my T-shirts are ugly.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“Because they want the details, but also for the casual fan to be able to understand and follow the game and maybe be entertained at the same time. It’s a delicate balance.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The updated policy does not explicitly cite so-called "model welfare," the idea that AI systems might deserve types of protection usually reserved for living things, but Anthropic and its executives have openly entertained the concept.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

There was a lively atmosphere as a mariachi band entertained the crowd on Mexican Independence Day weekend, before Mexican-American Garcia took to the stage.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“The sheer volume of information captured is not something that is entertained, in my view, by the Fourth Amendment,” said Rep. Mitch Little, R-Lewisville.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Herbert even entertained the idea of getting into music and bought a slide trombone at a pawnshop.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

Its combination of contemporary finishes, expansive entertaining spaces, and outdoor amenities also makes it a distinctive offering in Charlotte’s luxury residential market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“That entertainment can be entertaining and has the capacity to do that,” he told the Journal, “is something that I think we have to be very proud of.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

He won't win it, unfortunately, because Lamine Yamal, for the player he is and how entertaining and spectacular he is, didn't really shine at the World Cup, even if Spain won it.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

But Shultz says that while “You Can See Everything” is an entertaining piece of art, it’s certainly not a documentary, and “it’s dangerous to pretend that it is.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

I was nearly unconscious, and all I could hear was the nonstop jabber of Samir entertaining the men around him.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri


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