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entice

[en-tahys] / ɛnˈtaɪs /


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Tying that experience to the new “Smugglers Gambit” game in “Fortnite” also can help entice players to become new visitors to the company’s theme parks, as well as keep fans engaged.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

But given that it does not even have a proper promotional poster, cinema staff have resorted to drawing their own posters to entice audiences to watch.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Some critics of the policy warn that airlines could misuse this freedom to entice customers with low base fares and high fees.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

To entice value-driven shoppers, Tractor Supply is offering promotions and lowering prices on popular items, including pine shavings for animal bedding and premium pet-food.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

“I take it you already possess great caches of treasure. It surprises me that such a meager financial offering as I could supply would entice you to trade.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

The result, the author concludes, “is in many ways a blend of prose and poetry. He writes with a lyrical flair that entices the reader to read aloud and almost sing the story being told.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 22, 2026

He argued they include private exchanges with lawyers, details about policy-making decisions and information that would reveal how the state entices companies to invest here.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2025

Disneyland regularly entices repeat business with new attractions.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2025

Other scientific evidence shows that synchronous male behavior entices groups of females, Hensley said.

From Science Daily Nov. 30, 2023

It’s this weakness, whatever it is, that entices me.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Stokes enticed O'Rourke to miscue and then came a moment of controversy.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Wall Street firms have enticed retail investors into buying into the IPO — Fidelity, for example, reduced the minimum account balance allowing clients to buy into an IPO from $100,000-$500,000 to $2,000.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

But so far this year, fund investors don’t seem to be enticed.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

That allegedly enticed consumers to spend more to purchase the new devices.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Meggie enticed it over, speaking to it gently, until it put its head under her arm and purred, asking to be petted.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

They might be poseurs tossing around references to Ginsberg and Bukowski, but the welcome mat the group offers Ed is enticing and inspiring.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

New programs offering mentorship, networking and sometimes free housing are enticing more top-performing students to join the AI race in San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Not because they are especially impressed by where Williams are, even if the team insist progress is being made across the board, but because their options elsewhere are not that enticing.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

“When something is at an all-time high, the narrative and fundamental thesis is often very enticing and hard to dispute,” said Jonathan Krinsky at BTIG.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Finally, by six o’clock, the house redolent of enticing smells, Viola rang her bell at the back door and pounded the gong.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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