entice
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Will the promise of time off for "Grand Theft Auto VI" entice US soldiers to reenlist?
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
They also helped entice investors to keep participating in new bond offerings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Conagra is hunting for ways to entice customers taking GLP-1s, for whom the traditional food-business levers of salt, sugar and fat don’t work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
But given that it does not even have a proper promotional poster, cinema staff have resorted to drawing their own posters to entice audiences to watch.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
To entice people to come to them, they offered up bags of rice if you signed up.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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The result, the author concludes, “is in many ways a blend of prose and poetry. He writes with a lyrical flair that entices the reader to read aloud and almost sing the story being told.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
He argued they include private exchanges with lawyers, details about policy-making decisions and information that would reveal how the state entices companies to invest here.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
Disneyland regularly entices repeat business with new attractions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
And it’s a sign that the game is operating exactly as designed, with long odds creating a massive jackpot that entices people to drop $2 on a ticket.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
It’s this weakness, whatever it is, that entices me.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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Ma was enticed by a promise of quick returns and encouraged by what seemed like trappings of success, he said in an interview: Nguyen wore Chanel sunglasses, dressed in designer clothes and drove a Tesla.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"If you see me and Chris doing it, and the videos get millions of views, then obviously a lot of other content creators are enticed to make their own video about it as well."
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
That allegedly enticed consumers to spend more to purchase the new devices.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Private-equity firms, enticed by promised returns, might demand rapid rollouts of AI products, rather than ensuring their orderly and safe development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
And for that reason alone, it enticed him to stoop and look further.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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Maybe we’ll sign up for something like the enticing, easygoing Dolce Tempo trips for older travelers from tour operator Backroads.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
He’s also enticing voters to join his campaign.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
That strategy led to decisions like making safety features optional, including tools designed to combat endless scrolling or limit enticing notifications.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Job seekers are also taking steps to edit terms out of their profiles that might be less enticing to employers today than just a few years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
I cannot deny that it is an enticing vision the captain has put forth.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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