engage
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Middle school students engage in flag football and attract students whose parents don’t want them to play 11-man tackle football for fear of head injuries.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
“The idea that some people can engage in politics and others cannot is ridiculous,” he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Police say that during the visit Flowers did not engage with officers and was given a cease and desist order to deter him from further offending.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
"Kenyans were rightly concerned about whether this agreement was basically a blank cheque to American companies... to freely experiment or engage in Kenya without the normal public health guardrails," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
“There's men removing the old garments behind the pork, Prince O. Why don’t you repair there and change and I'll engage this fine lady til you return so she don’t become listless a-waiting.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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