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entail

[en-teyl, en-teyl, en-teyl] / ɛnˈteɪl, ɛnˈteɪl, ˈɛn teɪl /


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Ignore how free speech does not entail freedom from consequences.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

To that end, Meta is doling out more money to local communities near its data centers, though Zuckerberg’s essay didn’t specify what that would entail.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Earlier this year, the central bank held its first conference on climate, nature and monetary policy, at which it highlighted the risks that climate change could entail for economic output.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

They are also quieter than portable units, but they do entail larger upfront costs and need to be installed by a professional tradesperson.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

“Home does entail the presence of hearts that beat in unison....”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Another ruse is called ghost booking, which entails an employee booking conference rooms or workstations online to suggest they are in the office.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Only the second part of the Trump plan, involving active U.S. protection for friendly vessels, entails risky operations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

They had grandparents for the kids to stay with, so they did not go—as tens of thousands do each year—into state custody, with the many attendant traumas that entails.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

The economists said that in their base case, a strong event entails losses of between $3 trillion and $5 trillion across five years, or about 2.7% to 3.2% of global gross domestic product.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

Creating a sound carpet entails taking a story and adding sound effects, leitmotifs, instruments, vocal sounds, body percussion, and actors and/or a narrator, in order to bring literature to life.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

On Friday, the court's judges said the 2024 drone operation "entailed the use of South Korea's military capabilities for private purposes".

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

In the model, the “availability” phase entailed contact and small-scale movements across the frontier, with trading relationships and marriage alliances, for example, forming gradually.

From Science Daily May 30, 2026

What was your understanding of what being on reality TV entailed?

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

Canadian officials never elaborated on what that entailed.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

It was a long ride, but easier than the bus-train combo Sherry’s other prospect would have entailed.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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

Xiong Lee’s path to shamanism has been arduous, entailing rigorous training with a shaman mentor to learn how to communicate with the spirit world.

From Seattle Times Nov. 25, 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

Often presenting well after the initial infection, post-acute infection syndrome manifests as a complex and variable disorder, typically entailing severe fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, confused sensory perception, and neurocognitive abnormalities.

From Salon Apr. 24, 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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