engage
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Netflix has increasingly turned to sports as a way to engage audiences and reduce customer defections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“It’s an opportunity to come together for a celebration of trees and engage the community in experiencing trees in new ways,” Richards said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
He appealed to the government to engage with the protesters.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The contract directs Capitol Hill-headquartered Ervin Graves Strategy Group to engage with the US Congress and government, and facilitate meetings including with Pentagon and National Security Council officials.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Jake got behind the man, wrapped his arms around his belly, and gave five fist thrusts to the abdomen, pulling up as he yanked in to engage the diaphragmatic muscle.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
The U.S. is actively engaged in talks with Mexico, with U.S. officials traveling to Mexico City this week for a third round of negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
One of the most surprising findings was that chimpanzees, despite their reputation for aggression, engaged in close contact, including placing fingers in one another's mouths.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Video from Thursday shows Jackie engaged in an aerial fight with the younger eagles, which “could have contributed a little bit to what was going on with Jackie and why she wasn’t flying,” Voisard said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Nailah Williams, a 25-year-old content creator in Atlanta, was so engaged that she said she had a physical reaction to one scene while reading her Robert Fagles translation during a July 4 cookout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which opposed police brutality and engaged in political and social programs in big cities, was founded that year too.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Instead of only telling patients to sit less, physicians may eventually encourage them to limit television time and choose more mentally engaging activities when they are seated.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
There’s no point in engaging with a debt-management company in order to get rid of this $35,000 if you don’t do some serious soul-searching about how you got into this hole in the first place.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
McElwee has often pondered the downside of essentially treating himself like a human camera, observing the world rather than fully engaging in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
He was an engaging, funny and self-deprecating raconteur, ready with the quotable quip and the off-the-record gossip, which always assured him of an audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
He’d always shown less interest than Jesse in engaging with the broader world.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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