engage
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Bisignano’s lawyer denied the allegations, stating he never directed anyone to engage in surveillance or look through employee communications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He or she was to “implement and study innovative approaches for building research capacity in order to engage and retain students from a range of institutions and diverse backgrounds in STEM.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
He appealed to the government to engage with the protesters.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
He said Conagra had what was “probably our strongest innovation pipeline” in place to engage consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
German shipyards rushed to build a fleet powerful enough to engage Britain’s Royal Navy in battle.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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She said he “never directed anyone to look through any employee’s or executive’s communications or engaged in any form of surveillance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He said the teenager had a "traumatic upbringing" and has since engaged in education projects while in secure accommodation.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I am grateful to the many residents, neighborhood organizations, and community leaders who remained engaged throughout this process,” McOsker wrote in the Facebook post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“It has clearly proven to be a great, great sales tool for getting people to get more engaged with the TrueBlue credit card,” said JetBlue’s St. George.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
If the material excites you, your students will be engaged as well.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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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
The text also demonstrates "an interest in engaging Congress to broaden constituencies of support for the partnership", said Threlkeld.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 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
“I had abject terror at the idea of the group,” said Croteau, who is blunt and intellectually engaging.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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