engage

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Middle school students engage in flag football and attract students whose parents don’t want them to play 11-man tackle football for fear of head injuries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

While Macquarie’s analyst don’t expect tech companies to directly engage in highly regulated financial services, they do see scope for underwriting agencies to go direct-to-consumer by leveraging their existing tech platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

It has also promised that NHS staff who refuse to engage with upcoming maternity reviews will be compelled to give evidence or face up to two years in prison.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

"Kenyans were rightly concerned about whether this agreement was basically a blank cheque to American companies... to freely experiment or engage in Kenya without the normal public health guardrails," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Since our evacuation of the town onto the ships and transports of this fleet, there has been little employment for us; and having nought to engage us, we spend much time sleeping.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson