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His side entertain Newcastle on Sunday, another side who's new boss, Matthias Jaissle, could do with a positive result quickly.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Brundo had set up a Styrofoam deer and a bear on the back of his property to entertain archer Nugent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
“It’s not a permanent opposition,” he says, “There’s enough overlap already that we might see a staffer class that starts in DSA and is willing to entertain joining MYD.”
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 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
Felix tried to pass the two hours by reading, while Benji tried to entertain everyone by offering to do stupid tricks for money.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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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 real scandal here is why she entertains any of these losers at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
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
Mina and I stay in the playroom, perched uncomfortably on child-size furniture, while Mr. Cohen entertains the children, kneeling on the floor and letting them drive their cars up his legs and arms.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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“Because they want the details, but also for the casual fan to be able to understand and follow the game and maybe be entertained at the same time. It’s a delicate balance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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
Inside government and out, people were forced to think thoughts they’d never entertained before: Are my kids safe?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“The sheer volume of information captured is not something that is entertained, in my view, by the Fourth Amendment,” said Rep. Mitch Little, R-Lewisville.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
For months at a time, James entertained these pale creatures, their white buggies traversing the mud tracks that led to the great house.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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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
And regardless of talent coaches or quotas for homegrown players, the Scottish top flight can be extremely entertaining.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 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
The glass-lined living spaces connect to the balcony, extending the home’s entertaining options outdoors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
In the days that followed, Mr. Zuckerman was so busy entertaining visitors that he neglected his farm work.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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