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


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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised "the biggest council house building programme since the post-war period" - although he has not provided details on exactly what this will entail.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Omishakin said it is too soon to say how much California will invest in the effort, or how many chargers it will ultimately entail, although the number is probably in the hundreds if not higher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Going short can entail selling stocks, or index futures, in the hope of buying them back at a lower price.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

To that end, Meta is doling out more money to local communities near its data centers, though Zuckerberg’s essay didn’t specify what that would entail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“What do you mean, what does fun entail? It’s fun!”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

If state licensing boards loosen the grip that ABA accreditation has enjoyed for decades, innovative and technologically driven market entrants will create modern curricula that better reflect what the practice of law entails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

"Parents and children now face an increased wait for these results, with all the anxiety this entails, through no fault of their own," he added.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

On the screen of her iPad, she plays a relatively primitive video game that entails identifying targets that at first appear in the middle of the screen but get farther out on the periphery.

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

It entailed careful removal of the stone flooring to reveal the mechanicals beneath.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 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

Those who remember Wishbone and his many adventures can now dive into the incredible behind-the-scenes feat that producing the show entailed in the new comprehensive documentary “What’s the Story, Wishbone?” from director Joey Stewart.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

The Baltic country spends 5% of its GDP on national defence, Silina noted, which she said entailed a "much higher level of responsibility toward society... that requires clear results".

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

But he’d also expected Ashmodai to smite him on the spot, whatever smiting entailed, once he realized what Boaz had done.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

He noted that the Machinists’ work, physically tiring and often entailing exposure to toxic chemicals, takes a toll.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023

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

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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