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attract

[uh-trakt] / əˈtrækt /


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Violation of the orders would "attract suitable legal action", police said Thursday, but added that they would allow "selected persons" to gather at a "suitable place".

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The 66-year-old took over The Royal Mail Cart pub in Spalding, in August 2025, hoping to attract customers with live music nights and "a sense of community".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Though Enlightenment philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau worked to rehabilitate their reputation, cats would continue to attract public ire through the 18th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In July, CoreWeave’s bankers revised terms of a syndicated loan sale to attract enough investors, ultimately pricing the debt at a yield above 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Unlike the other alleys, where the vendors had big orb-lit signs and played music to attract customers, the vendors here had no signs at all.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

The niche, sometimes unbelievable drama of this community attracts rubberneckers who’ve never even attempted German short rows or an Italian bind-off in their lives.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

The city also attracts about 1.7 million overseas visitors each year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A replica was built on the site in 1984 and now attracts a million Beatles fans every year.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Today, the so-called Boathouse District is an Olympic training site that attracts Ivy League rowers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“The Dumpster has four wheels and attracts flies.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Reed’s online petition has attracted the attention of city Controller Kenneth Mejia, who said last week that he would investigate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

A field of unharvested sunflowers had attracted mixed flocks of birds, especially goldfinches and bramblings, before they were startled into the air by a sparrowhawk.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Soviet Jewish immigrants arrived in large numbers during the 1990s, while affordable housing later attracted growing numbers of ultra-Orthodox families.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

This approach has attracted growing interest because it may reduce the need for some of the chemical oxidizing and reducing agents commonly used in traditional manufacturing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

No hippos would be attracted to a grassless rock.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

He became San Francisco mayor in 2004, and the couple began attracting attention in Democratic circles, with Harper’s Bazaar dubbing them “the new Kennedys.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The idea of a possessed and frightening mom, played by Jessica Chastain, is attracting audiences and should work around the world, before poor word-of-mouth catches up with it."

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

NOS was a sensation - attracting a youthful congregation of up to 600 people with an innovative blend of cutting-edge music, video, prayer, and dancing.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Elevated yields are attracting investors to Treasurys, while the gap between French government bonds and their German peers is at multiyear highs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Somehow as it rusted the object was attracting elemental particles from the air.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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