entity

Example Sentences

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It has repeatedly attacked commercial ships seeking to transit without its permission, and it set up an entity known as the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to try to charge vessels wanting to cross the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“DOGE,” as Elon Musk dubbed the entity, has come under fire from two other whistleblowers for mishandling data and compromising the Social Security numbers of every American.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

His venture followed the sale of his dot-com business Zip2, after which he founded the online payments company that merged into the entity that would become PayPal -- later acquired by eBay.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Department of Water and Power, the city of Burbank and Calleguas Municipal Water District, are forming a new entity called the Southern California Regional Water Authority, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Each one was an entity in its own right, each possessed its own consciousness and a full set of limbs capable of autonomous movement.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson