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attract

[uh-trakt] / əˈtrækt /


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Mynt’s listing will test investor appetite in a Philippine stock market that has struggled to attract companies to go public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

All of this uncertainty helps explain why rumours about Kim's health attract so much attention.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

He suggested that the attention generated by illegal viewing was "better than an Emmy" because it helped create buzz and ultimately attract new subscribers.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 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

Not wanting to attract attention, Blake and his friends parted quietly.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The common historical thread is that some amazing new technology attracts lots of capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

As a WTA 1,000 event, it is in the tier of tournaments directly below the Grand Slams and attracts the strongest fields on the women's tour.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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

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

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

It’s not just their visibility that attracts brands to an association with celebrities: it’s their image.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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

The fund aimed to raise $1 billion a year from corporations for conservation in developing countries but so far has attracted just $6,000.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Unlike many of the double agents who preceded him, Aldrich Ames did not turn to spying because he was attracted to communism.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

It also means M&G’s target of attracting over 50 billion pounds in capital-light assets by 2030 is “fully achievable,” Huttner adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

He became San Francisco mayor in 2004, and the couple began attracting attention in Democratic circles, with Harper’s Bazaar dubbing them “the new Kennedys.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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 foreign direct investment pool is actually widespread because there are other countries, other sectors which are also attracting investment," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The investigation crawled forward without attracting much attention.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau


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