entailed

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What was your understanding of what being on reality TV entailed?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"But I would tell them this, they haven't a clue what this investigation has entailed," he told the Tucson Sentinel newspaper this week.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

While it was debatable how much flexibility “around 5%” entailed, most market participants viewed this as within 0.2-0.3 percentage points of 5%.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

But denying the request would have entailed meetings, legal review and the risk of complaints.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

However, this option, quite aside from the misgivings his lordship was bound to have as regards gossip travelling, entailed my having to rely on unknown quantities just when a mistake could prove most costly.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro