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[en-ter] / ˈɛn tər /




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A: No, you can still enter Europe with your existing passport.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Scientists found that large numbers of immune cells from elsewhere in the body enter the human brain as people age.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

They enter expansive recreation centers without a membership card.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The letter continued: "When an offender is released, they will enter the intensive supervision stage. We expect that the vast majority of prisoners will be subject to electronic monitoring."

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

“Then proceed to the sleeping car and enter it through the rear door. We can talk privately there without bringing this entire case to rubble on our heads here in the open.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

As Southern California enters peak fire season, Malibu has declared a local emergency that gives the city power to clear homeless encampments within a day.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

As it enters Assam's vast floodplains, home to some 28 million people and hemmed in by hills, it slows and deposits sediment, fuelling erosion and floods.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Whether that decision to “shut up and dribble” will hold as she enters the back half of her career remains to be seen.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

In this established optical process, a pump beam enters a nonlinear crystal, where individual photons can split into pairs that may become quantum entangled.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Padva says as she enters the room, her cane accompanying her with a steady beat against the tile floor.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The Pirates entered the 2026 season desperate to end the longest postseason drought in the National League.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Hughes, world 100m bronze medallist in 2023, entered the championships as the fastest European this year, setting his season's best of 20.04 seconds at Alexander Stadium in winning the British title in June.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

For immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally, leaving the country or being deported triggers a penalty — many are banned from coming back into the U.S. for a decade.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

German authorities last week found an explosives-laden drone at Leipzig airport, while operations at Hanover airport were disrupted after a drone entered restricted airspace, officials told AFP on Tuesday.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The first thing the boy said when he entered Shady Glen Retirement Home was “This place smells like death!”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Which poses another thought: perhaps we're entering the era of fans following the star owner, too?

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The agency has imposed restrictions on irrigation, while limiting how much certain locks can open to reduce the loss of fresh water and to prevent too much salt water from entering the network.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Given these arrangements, is it any wonder that many graduates experience sticker shock on entering adult life?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The brain has its own specialized immune cells, along with the blood-brain barrier, which restricts many substances and cells from entering brain tissue.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Although he’d be entering high school the following September, that transition, exciting to many youngsters, was of little interest to him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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