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entertainment

[en-ter-teyn-muhnt] / ˌɛn tərˈteɪn mənt /


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Parkinson, who went by “Chip,” shared his adventures as an entertainment specialist truck driver on social media.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

So the stage is set for the last 70 days of this particular session of entertainment.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

It's the entertainment icon's beloved Imagination Library book donation program that has had the biggest impact on the young girl's life.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The singer emerged from a hardscrabble Tennessee childhood to become a multiplatinum recording artist, Hollywood star and head of her own entertainment empire.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

So my dad, with his entrepreneurial spirit, planned a fund-raising dinner at a local hotel, inviting some well-known speakers from the community as entertainment.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Today, dragons and dungeon crawls are common entertainments.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

"Christmas football was originally rooted in a wider tradition of communal entertainments," Professor Martin Johnes of Swansea University told BBC Sport.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

The acting is fine, the characters generally endearing, and anyone familiar with local theater—or even just entertainments about local theater—will know the types.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

Upholding this legacy seems a more vital role for a critic than operating as a tour guide of commercial entertainments.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

My father's modest income didn't allow us any of those entertainments.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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