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“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
Villa entertain Norwegian side Viking in their third Champions League match of the season on Wednesday before hosting a Manchester City side that have won all seven of their Premier League matches this season.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
“I have such incredible respect for anybody who knows how to entertain at that level because it’s an absolute gift — and it’s really hard work.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Alas, I do not wish to entertain these unwelcome thoughts now, so I push them from my mind.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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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
Host and journalist Anders Kvaal entertains both sides of the fracas with his ears open and his mouth largely shut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 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
The book won Daum the PEN Center USA Literary Award for creative nonfiction; more than a decade later, it still entertains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
Or so it seems to his father as, on a fan-cooled veranda, he entertains apocalyptic thoughts of marching armies, a new dynasty, the end of society as they know it.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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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
“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
The proposed donation was never made as it was part of an undercover sting, but that it was seemingly entertained has sparked questions.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
She rolls her eyes, clearly not entertained by me.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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“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 home offers several of entertaining spaces, including a game room with a pool table and a movie theater room.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Declan Rice scores a late equaliser as Arsenal and Bayern Munich play out an entertaining draw in the league phase of the Champions League while Bukayo Saka limps off with an early injury.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
But Shultz says that while “You Can See Everything” is an entertaining piece of art, it’s certainly not a documentary, and “it’s dangerous to pretend that it is.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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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