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It entails using both animals and machines to create fire breaks — a controversial solution in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

"The technology is powerful, but at the same time entails risks to our fundamental rights, especially to privacy," emphasizes Strufe.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

What the other-than-chronological approach here entails is a certain redundancy—when the subject is the Pacific sea war, for instance, there’s a necessary return to Pearl Harbor, which has already been covered.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

A typical workday for Granados entails diving 10 metres below the surface with an oxygen tank to monitor the precious gardens.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

I have chosen this course which is more difficult and which entails more risk and hardship than sitting in gaol.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela