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attract

[uh-trakt] / əˈtrækt /


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The availability of relatively cheap three-bedroom family homes - which can quickly be turned into five or six individual rooms with shared facilities - does attract landlords.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Two Sigma’s filing said disagreements between Overdeck and Siegel affected the firm’s ability to retain and attract employees, including senior ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The breakthrough involves pushing ultracold cesium atoms far beyond their normal conditions by repeatedly changing how strongly they attract or repel one another.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

A landlocked country still widely associated with a horrific genocide in 1994, Rwanda has used sports to revamp its image, attract tourists and impress investors with its organisational efficiency.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“You’d attract the authorities—particularly with that griffin. I’ve no love for men with clipboards in their hands and regulations in their mouths.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Anula took us to Tjöruhúsið, a local restaurant that attracts diners from across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The niche, sometimes unbelievable drama of this community attracts rubberneckers who’ve never even attempted German short rows or an Italian bind-off in their lives.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

Famed for its puffins, the picture-perfect island of Lundy attracts birdwatchers from all over.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Stone attracts a lot of attention for her tender age and lavishly produced content.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

I have achieved, finally, a face that a mustache can be drawn on, a face that attracts mustaches.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Their predictions soon attracted experimental teams around the world.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Reed’s online petition has attracted the attention of city Controller Kenneth Mejia, who said last week that he would investigate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

At a public event in August his presence attracted the rage of an Israel-hater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

A field of unharvested sunflowers had attracted mixed flocks of birds, especially goldfinches and bramblings, before they were startled into the air by a sparrowhawk.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Instead of money, Eisman attracted people, whose views of the world were as shaded as his own.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

But in recent years the world’s largest toy maker has expanded its reach, attracting more adults, teenagers and girls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

In Philadelphia, a $5 billion shipyard project needs more space for shipbuilding, and has challenges attracting more customers beyond its owner, Korean company Hanwha Shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Brunel Centre was once a thriving retail destination, attracting shoppers from far and wide.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's right-wing government has prioritised attracting data centre investments to the Nordic country, which is grappling with record-high unemployment and sluggish economic growth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

This method of attracting funds suited Mike Burry.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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