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attract

[uh-trakt] / əˈtrækt /


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The retailer has been focusing on "newer styles and relevant trends" to attract younger customers, says Illis.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The restaurant is open past the museum’s hours, hoping to attract museumgoers, neighborhood locals and everyone in between.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

As much as Anthrax were driven this time by the desire to attract new fans, they were also motivated by many popular new metal albums — and not in a good way.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

It is introducing tools for advertisers rapidly—to attract Fortune 500 companies but also the small and medium businesses that provide the bulk of ad revenue for Meta Platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

“Well, what do you want me to do?” his father said, loud enough to attract the attention of people passing in the corridor.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

The group attracts an opposite reaction—members of the antifascist movement, antifa, stage counterprotests and host lunch giveaways where they serve “militant carrot-based dishes.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The group hosts a weekly car show in San Clemente that often attracts thousands of performance cars and muscle cars, according to its website.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The name Lady Justice Thirlwall, however, attracts less recognition.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Young people in particular find summer work at the sprawling complex, which attracts large numbers of American visitors.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Black attracts lint, and I’ve forgotten my clothes brush.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

According to Evans, the post - which attracted 30,000 views - drew comments of hatred, some of which she described as "really, really bad".

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Before it was closed this week, the fund had attracted around 100,000 investors and had $5 billion in assets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

A surrogacy case that has attracted national attention is now before the Supreme Court, and it raises a question that goes to the heart of what it means to be a parent.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

“If you have a superadvanced intelligence, it will be smart enough to kill us,” said Jacob Coxon, the resigned Anthropic researcher whose social media post attracted over 150 million views.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Yet Leah and Kate still attracted groups of séance goers often enough to pay the bills.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Canada is implementing a tax change tied to the accelerated write off of capital equipment that attempts to move the country toward Prime Minister Mark Carney’s goal of attracting nearly $1 trillion of new investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

In recent months, the government of interim president Delcy Rodriguez has launched reforms in the oil and mining sectors aimed at attracting much-needed foreign investment.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

BunkFest is one of the UK's largest free festivals, attracting more than 30,000 visitors.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Still, the government’s decision was likely to divide voters, she said, with some seeing the logic of attracting talent and avoiding corruption, while others may focus on the high headline numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

When I was a kid, Mom slept in air thin and nervous as a magnetic field, attracting small disturbances.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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