attract
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He hopes his presence on the programme will attract a younger audience.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Another involves modifying specific areas of their surfaces so that only certain regions attract neighboring particles.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Efforts to win over new and lapsed loyalty members with digital offers — such as a $2 breakfast sandwich, and free fries with a $1 minimum purchase — helped attract more customers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
In football's savage, reactive world, a deserved defeat at home to a team ranked outside the world's top 50 is bound to attract scrutiny.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
She made sure it wasn’t so much that it would attract attention, but just enough so that the results came out wrong.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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One of those signals is 5-oxoETE, which attracts immune cells equipped to attack invading microorganisms.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
After a giant open-air mass in the capital he will travel to the central city of Cordoba and to a basilica near Buenos Aires that attracts millions of pilgrims each year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
That spot, now labeled as the “Hollywood sign lookout” on Google Maps, attracts many tourists as well as street vendors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Anula took us to Tjöruhúsið, a local restaurant that attracts diners from across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Chandresh joins them at this point, followed closely by his assistant, Marco, a handsome young man with striking green eyes who quickly attracts the attention of both Burgess sisters.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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The beauty of Cleopatra, the ancient Egyptian queen, supposedly changed all of history because she attracted a Roman leader.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Trips, a measure of ride and delivery orders in the period, rose 16% year-over-year to 4.06 billion, as the company attracted more monthly active customers and those users bought its services more frequently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The 37-year-old from Northern Ireland was a vocal opponent of LIV, the controversial Saudi-backed breakaway tour that attracted some of the biggest names in the sport when launched in 2022.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Because these reactions play important roles in cellular chemistry, trisulfides have attracted growing interest as potential ingredients in new medicines.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Yep, has fits,” the man said, hiding his mangled hand from the baggageman, who had been attracted by the sounds of struggle.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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Based on the molecule's established role in attracting immune cells, the researchers expected inflammation to decrease.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Even then he was attracting new and unlikely believers to this tent.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Some of the biggest fixtures are now attracting significantly smaller attendances.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
EBay Live is attracting a broad base of customers, who tend to spend more than the company’s core shoppers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Both as a means of avenging him and of preventing other such deaths . . . yes, and of attracting lost members back into the ranks.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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