attract
Example Sentences
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“I think nightlife will thrive downtown, since bars attract people that don’t mind a little grittier atmosphere,” said Moses.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Economic security will be more important, Nitithanprapas said, adding that countries will have to make themselves more secure to attract foreign direct investment.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Crucial to the 85-year-old developer’s strategy was to attract individuals used to dealing with anxious corporate executives and their children’s Ivy League ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The governing body said the requests were "part of a coordinated recruitment strategy" by the country's government "to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
"We spent that night burning our codes and secret documents in a sheltered corner of the garden in the hope that the bonfire would not attract the attention of the North Korean military."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing attract
Electricity and Magnetism - Introductory
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"Return to Titanic" and "Talking with Robert Ballard"
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Force, Motion, and Energy
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