participate
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He is eligible to participate in all pre-season activities, including games, before his suspension begins on 30 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The bank still maintains some ties to Polymarket, including offering wealth-management clients the ability to participate in its fundraising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Wearing the watch is, as much as anything, a chance to participate in its legacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It became active during inductive reasoning, but it did not appear to participate in deductive reasoning.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
If I want him to participate, I’ll need to cut him loose.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Last year, he estimates he paid a little over $10,000 with twice as many employees—thanks to declining rates, dividends from the fund’s surplus and discounts for two safety programs he participates in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Real name Jon Harvey, Count Binface is a comedian and author who often participates in elections and by-elections always in a silver dustbin costume.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, they also agreed with Cipollone that tobacco liability cases do not get blanket federal preemption, especially if industry participates in fraud or other deceptive practices independent of a warning label.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
In a statement, the U.S. attorney’s office in L.A., which also participates in the race, said they were “shocked and saddened” by the death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
It participates in the pathos appeal inasmuch as it stirs an audience’s emotions to laughter—but more importantly, it participates in the ethos appeal, inasmuch as laughter is based on a set of common assumptions.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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"In the past I have participated in operations where we have pulled out survivors after seven days trapped."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Ten of 19 officials who participated in July’s policy meeting, including half of all 12 voters, spoke publicly in the days after the meeting, supplying reasoning Warsh hadn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The experiment included 40 healthy men who participated on two separate days.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Many people talk about the fact that he initiated some of these discussions, that he participated in some of these discussions. You’ll hear references to comments he made. Usually he has edited out his comments.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Though I lost early in the qualifying round to a white South African, I participated in a clinic with Lennart Bergelin, Bjorn Borg’s coach.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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If you spend three hours catching up over dinner instead of hopping between bars, are you participating less in nightlife?
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The old Mississippi case that was included in the fraud division’s highlights featured more than 30 defendants accused of participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic relief loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
They also raised the minimum age for participating singers from 16 to 18; and introduced stricter rules around the use of pre-recorded vocals at the contest.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
If a player from a participating U.S. lottery wins the jackpot, they may choose to receive the prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or as a lump-sum payment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The authorities would be telling them that we were not participating in the strike, that we were gorging ourselves on gourmet meals.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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