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[en-teyl, en-teyl, en-teyl] / ɛnˈteɪl, ɛnˈteɪl, ˈɛn teɪl /


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Ignore how free speech does not entail freedom from consequences.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

They are also quieter than portable units, but they do entail larger upfront costs and need to be installed by a professional tradesperson.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Reforming the historic structure of multimember agencies will entail trade-offs but is worth considering as this new landscape takes shape.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

Owning shorter-term bonds, which entail less risk, is probably going to be the more sensible investment.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

Winston debated with himself whether to award Comrade Ogilvy the Order of Conspicuous Merit; and in the end he decided against it because of the unnecessary cross-referencing that it would entail.

From "1984" by George Orwell

That’s what his seeming break with longevity actually entails: an overhaul of his life’s mission away from “lifemaxxing” toward more specific goals like curing the incurable.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Another ruse is called ghost booking, which entails an employee booking conference rooms or workstations online to suggest they are in the office.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

AI is important in drug development, which entails large, expensive risks, AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot says on a call with reporters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The economists said that in their base case, a strong event entails losses of between $3 trillion and $5 trillion across five years, or about 2.7% to 3.2% of global gross domestic product.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

Creating a sound carpet entails taking a story and adding sound effects, leitmotifs, instruments, vocal sounds, body percussion, and actors and/or a narrator, in order to bring literature to life.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Nobody scored more than 23 goals in the four seasons between 2018-19 and 2021-22, but the past four Golden Boots have all entailed between 27 and 36 goals.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

On Friday, the court's judges said the 2024 drone operation "entailed the use of South Korea's military capabilities for private purposes".

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

In the model, the “availability” phase entailed contact and small-scale movements across the frontier, with trading relationships and marriage alliances, for example, forming gradually.

From Science Daily May 30, 2026

This double estate is entailed to each of us at birth.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

And he’d have some community service, which entailed doing a media interview, and talking to some schools.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

In recent years, a couple of local districts have rolled out pilot programs entailing the release of sterile male mosquitoes to drive the population down, a relatively new approach to tackling these mosquitoes.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2025

So, the fuel needs a larger percentage of this isotope, entailing higher uranium-235 enrichment than the 4 percent enriched LEU typically used in nuclear power plants.

From Scientific American Oct. 20, 2023

Action taken: In May, Casino started court-backed talks with creditors; in June, it asked interested parties to table offers entailing at least 900 million euros of new money to fund a relaunch.

From Reuters Jul. 18, 2023

Often presenting well after the initial infection, post-acute infection syndrome manifests as a complex and variable disorder, typically entailing severe fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, confused sensory perception, and neurocognitive abnormalities.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2023

There are videos about the importance and difference of treble and bass clefs; there is a list of music terms and what they mean, and the site even contains videos entailing the transposition of music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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