entertain
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It questioned the decision to entertain a deal with Pernod and not engage Sazerac.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Manchester United entertain another newly promoted opponent, Ipswich, next at Old Trafford on 30 August.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
He’d sometimes entertain colleagues by pulling out a bridge that covers his missing front teeth.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Still, with that perspective, he wasn’t going to entertain any talk about the Dodgers ruining baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
But still, I entertain her nonsense because I have a few minutes to kill before I have to get back to the station.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
The formula still entertains, sure, but its bite has been blunted by the weight of copycats that came after the first installment.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
No one entertains the idea that one person’s graffitied tribute to a male gladiator might have been defaced by giving the picture breasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
The paved terrace, for example, is an imitation of a similar space in Palm Beach where the president routinely entertains.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
"I think he's ultimately a very good, what I would call, ballroom entertainer. And he stands up and he entertains, and he's extremely good at that."
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
Mina and I stay in the playroom, perched uncomfortably on child-size furniture, while Mr. Cohen entertains the children, kneeling on the floor and letting them drive their cars up his legs and arms.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
He even looked into playing arena football and entertained the idea of playing for the Los Angeles Avengers, but that thought only lasted a day or so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The oil chief is an eloquent speaker whose TV appearances have entertained the president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Bain, who lives in Cheshire and fosters children of varying ages, finds it tricky to keep them "motivated and entertained" for six weeks given their differing interests.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Mexico returned from halftime with great momentum in front of a crowd that had been entertained at halftime by the Mexican band Maná.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
She herself would not be entertained by placing grass randomly on a blanket.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
“Thankfully we’re not always pushing a message. Sometimes it is just about entertaining the crowd at all costs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
TikTok said the CleanTok community had transformed the mundane task of cleaning into "one of the most-loved and entertaining genres" on its platform.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Watching Mr. Statham fight is slightly entertaining, but there has to be more than that to constitute a movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In a sweeping, very entertaining investigative account, Dan Kois delves into the history and benefits of bar soap and why it’s worth fighting for.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Children everywhere have similar ways of entertaining themselves.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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