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attraction

[uh-trak-shuhn] / əˈtræk ʃən /


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Depending on its value, that effect can produce either attraction or repulsion.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

I'd reached "circus attraction" level and had to make a choice.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Boney Island, a playful homage to Coney Island, was born in the late 1990s when Polizzi set out to build a Halloween attraction in his Sherman Oaks front yard for his family and neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The wildfire at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, a major tourist attraction closed to visitors since Saturday, is one of several that have drawn in nearly 50,000 firefighters countrywide.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

A senior girl, an exchange student from Germany named Monica Fassbinder, had a peculiar attraction to Cade Hernandez.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

That lets you watch the Dodgers take batting practice on the field, although Ohtani rarely does, and get to the head of the line for giveaway items, stadium attractions and team stores.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Its completion followed two years of consultation between Schwimmer and Triebold Paleontology Inc., a company that creates fossil skeleton models for museums, universities and attractions around the world.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

To make visits cooler, the ministries of tourism and culture are allowing some attractions to stay open into the evening.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The 34-year-old Michigan banker recently traveled to see the film projected in Imax 70mm — a rare format that has become one of the biggest attractions for movie fans looking for the ultimate theatrical experience.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Flowers and a landscape were the only attractions here.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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