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Your average pickup buyer, even if they could afford the Cybertruck, didn’t have much incentive to entertain Musk’s vision.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
Another newcomer to the industry, Sam Cohen, makes videos about his misadventures after buying a laundromat in Old Bridge, N.J., hoping to entertain his small following.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
At the end of the day, Rajapaksa’s job is to entertain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
TFG added that they will only "entertain interest from parties who we strongly believe will be the right stewards to take the club forward".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Think how to make a buck, and how to keep my mind busy so I don’t have to entertain these thoughts.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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The only name for any Lakers team when they put on that purple and gold uniform, plays hard every night, carries on the iconic franchise brand and entertains Laker fans is “ Showtime Lakers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Britain's The Guardian newspaper said the movie "entertains us with creepy campfire tales" but the Hollywood Reporter called it a "dull existential drama" while The Wrap website described it as a "frustrating slog".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
No one entertains the idea that one person’s graffitied tribute to a male gladiator might have been defaced by giving the picture breasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
The paved terrace, for example, is an imitation of a similar space in Palm Beach where the president routinely entertains.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
He entertained these thoughts awkwardly, as a man entertains unexpected guests.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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A clear blue sky, warm weather — but not too hot — and a colorful assortment of American kitsch to keep the family entertained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The updated policy does not explicitly cite so-called "model welfare," the idea that AI systems might deserve types of protection usually reserved for living things, but Anthropic and its executives have openly entertained the concept.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
In Singapore, TotalEnergies entertained guests at the Clifford Pier, a chandelier-lit hall overlooking the harbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
There was a lively atmosphere as a mariachi band entertained the crowd on Mexican Independence Day weekend, before Mexican-American Garcia took to the stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
I suppose your ancestors often entertained royalty at Manderley, Mr. de Winter?”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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The result was the whimsical, entertaining and perhaps persuasive tutorial one would expect from this trio, with laughs aplenty peppering Tyson’s scientific explanations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Its combination of contemporary finishes, expansive entertaining spaces, and outdoor amenities also makes it a distinctive offering in Charlotte’s luxury residential market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
“That entertainment can be entertaining and has the capacity to do that,” he told the Journal, “is something that I think we have to be very proud of.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Wine storage and designer lighting complete the culinary space, which connects to the home’s larger entertaining areas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
He saw that Emma had soon made it out, and found it highly entertaining, though it was something which she judged it proper to appear to censure; for she said, “Nonsense! for shame!”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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