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His side entertain Newcastle on Sunday, another side who's new boss, Matthias Jaissle, could do with a positive result quickly.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
“It’s not a permanent opposition,” he says, “There’s enough overlap already that we might see a staffer class that starts in DSA and is willing to entertain joining MYD.”
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Our mission—to entertain the world—is ambitious, and delivering on it requires us to be disciplined about where we prioritize our people and resources,” they told employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
We’re performers, and we’re here to entertain you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Alex and I discovered that we could entertain ourselves by running up and down the aisles.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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The only name for any Lakers team when they put on that purple and gold uniform, plays hard every night, carries on the iconic franchise brand and entertains Laker fans is “ Showtime Lakers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Britain's The Guardian newspaper said the movie "entertains us with creepy campfire tales" but the Hollywood Reporter called it a "dull existential drama" while The Wrap website described it as a "frustrating slog".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
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
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“Because they want the details, but also for the casual fan to be able to understand and follow the game and maybe be entertained at the same time. It’s a delicate balance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The updated policy does not explicitly cite so-called "model welfare," the idea that AI systems might deserve types of protection usually reserved for living things, but Anthropic and its executives have openly entertained the concept.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
In Singapore, TotalEnergies entertained guests at the Clifford Pier, a chandelier-lit hall overlooking the harbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
There was a lively atmosphere as a mariachi band entertained the crowd on Mexican Independence Day weekend, before Mexican-American Garcia took to the stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
They were dressed alike and appeared to be twins; their mother entertained them with a variety of rattles, plush toys, nursery rhymes, games of peek-a-boo, and amusing little songs about farm animals.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Solidcore founder Anne Mahlum is thinking big for her next home—a sprawling, 10-bedroom property designed around entertaining, family life, and her love of staying in.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The glass-lined living spaces connect to the balcony, extending the home’s entertaining options outdoors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Declan Rice scores a late equaliser as Arsenal and Bayern Munich play out an entertaining draw in the league phase of the Champions League while Bukayo Saka limps off with an early injury.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Noah Reid and Carrie-Anne Moss star in an ambiguous but entertaining eight-part series that draws on the Slavic myth of Baba Yaga.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The science-fiction writer and archaeology buff Robert Silverberg devoted an entire entertaining book to the back-and-forth over the origin of the mounds, which intermittently preoccupied American intellectuals for a century.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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