participate
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Organizers see Saturday’s protest as part of an ongoing effort and hope more people will feel empowered to participate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
This weekend, Howard-Jones is flying to the Bay Area to participate in a swarm hackathon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
BBC Sport understands the ECB's policy does not extend to franchise tournaments, meaning players can decide for themselves whether to participate.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
"I am writing to inform the parties that Justice Alito has determined that he will not continue to participate in this case," the clerk said, without stating a reason.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Please advise us at your earliest convenience but not later than October 10, 1957, whether or not you will participate in this tournament.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Humans are probably the only species on Earth that actively fantasizes about its own extinction — and definitely the only one that actively participates in it.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
German antitrust lawyer Fabian Vetter said the big lager companies’ control of the market seemed like a sketchy syndicate—one in which the Bavarian state itself participates, since it owns one of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
And someone who participates in a clinical trial could run into interstate restrictions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
It is one of the few public accountability mechanisms that the Fed participates in where the focus is mostly on monetary policy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 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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The National Parks Service thanked the 16 bears who "involuntarily participated" in the competition, now in its thirteenth year.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The school said it would extend the sit-out period by another week to those players who participated while not cleared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Martina Serrano Alvarez and Reed Noyd also participated while they were undergraduates, and Colin Miller contributed as a doctoral student.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
By the age of 15, he had participated in a developer-feedback program with Meta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I was curious. There has not been a challenge of this sort since the one I participated in. I did not intend to stay.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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But here’s a thought: Maybe the problem is not with Tennessee law but instead with the ethical standards that keep reputable medical professionals from participating in executions.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Citadel Securities itself is one of the market-makers participating on that trading floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Media may request details for participating in calls.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Those with American Express points, however, may be able to transfer those points to Hilton or another participating hotel program offering a better deal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
But was he hurting them more by participating?
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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