entailed

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

And that leaves open the possibility that if he did understand what they entailed, he would understand that precedent doesn’t actually allow them.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

From the outset, the company was a little vague about what the service actually entailed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“It appears not: I fancy neither she nor her sister have very large fortunes. Old Lord Ingram’s estates were chiefly entailed, and the eldest son came in for everything almost.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë