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[en-ter] / ˈɛn tər /




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They insist the chief culprit is something else: an end to the flow into the U.S. economy of new workers from overseas — those who enter legally as well as those coming in illegally.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“As a result, the Odyssey will enter a temporary layup this afternoon.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

With no previous experience of the sport, he has just qualified to enter international competitions as a para biathlete - which combines cross-country skiing and shooting.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Beasley is expected to enter a guilty plea during a Dec. 9 hearing, a spokesperson for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“The next time you do a stake-out, don’t enter the building together.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

He enters the United States with his cancelled diplomatic passport, according to the Department of Homeland Security website that tracks border controls.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

He sits in a chair and enters what he calls “a zen state” as makeup manager Jeri Jones begins to apply the first of three prosthetic pieces to his face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Occasionally, however, the Sun enters much longer periods of reduced activity called "grand minima."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

If he enters the U.N. race they’re expected to back him again, though an announcement has been waiting for after U.S. midterms, according to a third source familiar with the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Celia says, holding the card out in front of her as she enters.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The California-born athlete entered the NBA in 2020 when the Charlotte Hornets selected him with the third overall pick in the draft.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security says he entered the country legally in 2022 but overstayed by more than four years, that he has no pending applications and that he accepted voluntary departure.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

He had entered his Visa card particulars into a website that scammers had made to look like the real site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

But by then it was too late for some pupils who had already lost their chance of a specific university course, because they had entered clearing.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Attention!” said a firm voice behind me, and I turned and saluted with everyone else as my mom entered the room.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

You can look for the nearest polling place by entering your address in the “Find your polling place” tool on the California secretary of state’s website.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

"It will take time, but record investment will help secure water supplies, support growth, and end sewage entering rivers and seas," a spokesperson said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The simulations showed that additional oxygen could dissolve into molten material until the system reached equilibrium, a state in which oxygen entering and leaving the melt is balanced.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Argentine authorities said they presented valid travel documents and faced no legal restrictions on entering the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Then, entering his log, he looked around as if to etch forever in his memory this piece of dead tree that had been his haven.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig


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