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attract

[uh-trakt] / əˈtrækt /


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Because relatively few people have the disease, public awareness is limited, making it more difficult to attract the funding needed to investigate potential treatments.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Born to a British-Jamaican family in Croydon, south London, she has staged shows in offbeat venues such as alleys or climbing gyms, which could appeal to the younger clients Balenciaga hopes to attract.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

For instance, some areas, like cancer, have an established charitable sector "which is able to attract large amounts of funding", she says.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

But such a move would likely attract intense congressional scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Spiders don’t eat human food. But it does attract what we do eat,” Spider said.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

The historic city of Krakow in southern Poland -- once Poland's capital -- attracts millions of tourists annually.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

The gel attracts these minerals and helps organize them into new crystals that grow in an orderly pattern.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Cappadocia region attracts tourists from around the world, who want to see the ancient fairy chimneys - tall, cone-shaped rock formations that are created by volcanic activity.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

That spot, now labeled as the “Hollywood sign lookout” on Google Maps, attracts many tourists as well as street vendors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The stink from the lavatory and the stable attracts rats and we have to chase them with our new dog, Lucky.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Santiago Peña’s downfall rattled a fast-growing South American economy that has attracted investors and forged close ties with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The beauty of Cleopatra, the ancient Egyptian queen, supposedly changed all of history because she attracted a Roman leader.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Although the star has fascinated astronomers for generations, it attracted worldwide attention in late 2019 and early 2020 when its brightness unexpectedly plunged to its lowest recorded level in more than 100 years.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the first series was filmed largely in Wales and attracted 6.5 million UK viewers in its first 28 days.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Nhamo had watched the doctor try to collect the exact substance that attracted the tsetses.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Cottage cheese is attracting investments of other kinds.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

The man was present on most days of the trial and wandered around after Brand, attracting double-takes and much comment, with no clarity about who he actually was.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Based on the molecule's established role in attracting immune cells, the researchers expected inflammation to decrease.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Even then he was attracting new and unlikely believers to this tent.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

Soon he was able to rattle it, thus attracting even more attention.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya


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