entertain
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When he’s not pretending to entertain Valerie’s writing, he’s refusing it altogether, treating her like someone whose time is a far less precious resource than his own.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
There’ll be plenty to entertain in between cheering, even if you’re just a spectator, and the real party starts afterward, anyway, with a DJ, food and drinks, and rubbing elbows with fellow and superstar participants.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Yet it omits that the FDA also said it would entertain an accelerated approval based on a single-arm trial if the results were compelling, Replimune chair Philip Astley-Sparke tells us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The two also agreed that although they aim to entertain the audience, they both hoped to entertain each other.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Possessed-Anat hadn’t said, never got around to saying before she disappeared, who “she” was, and Clara wouldn’t dare entertain her theories.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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