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Building this much nuclear power across America would entail a vast reduction of pollution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
In Virginia, however, laws abolishing primogeniture and entail had been passed during the Revolution.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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A Japan Tobacco spokeswoman said “temporary administration” doesn’t constitute nationalization or requisition, but declined to comment further on what the measure entails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The main difference, in his opinion, was that Swiss wrestling entails maintaining a constant grip on one's opponent, whereas there is more distance between wrestlers in Senegal.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
That entails simultaneously buying a put option with a higher strike price and selling a put with a lower strike that’s “out of the money” – both with the same expiry.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Jones, who is also in the middle of a comedy tour, shared what her Sunday Funday in L.A. entails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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
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Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s armed forces had received appropriate orders, although he did not specify what those instructions entailed.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Her journey back to the spotlight has entailed intense physical therapy, vocal rehabilitation and medication, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
It entailed careful removal of the stone flooring to reveal the mechanicals beneath.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 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
And he’d have some community service, which entailed doing a media interview, and talking to some schools.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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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
He noted that the Machinists’ work, physically tiring and often entailing exposure to toxic chemicals, takes a toll.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
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
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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