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attract

[uh-trakt] / əˈtrækt /


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The higher yield expected on the new issue could help attract investor demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Violation of the orders would "attract suitable legal action", police said Thursday, but added that they would allow "selected persons" to gather at a "suitable place".

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Restaurant chains are redesigning menus with new portion sizes and formats to attract price-conscious consumers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The chain is counting on lower-priced wraps and pricing transparency to attract diners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Frank Hurley, the twenty-four-year-old photographer, had been to the Antarctic with an explorer named Douglas Mawson, and was a key member because of the financial backing he could attract.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The niche, sometimes unbelievable drama of this community attracts rubberneckers who’ve never even attempted German short rows or an Italian bind-off in their lives.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

A replica was built on the site in 1984 and now attracts a million Beatles fans every year.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Stone attracts a lot of attention for her tender age and lavishly produced content.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

She starred in movies, developed consumer products and in 1986 opened Dollywood, which attracts millions of visitors every year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

It isn’t the Net that drives kids into isolation or creates lonely children; the Net attracts lonely and ignored lads, and puts them in touch with others just like them.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Soviet Jewish immigrants arrived in large numbers during the 1990s, while affordable housing later attracted growing numbers of ultra-Orthodox families.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

This approach has attracted growing interest because it may reduce the need for some of the chemical oxidizing and reducing agents commonly used in traditional manufacturing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

That realization also helped explain the strange triangular light pattern that first attracted Burdge's attention.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

A politician named Adolf Hitler Uunona attracted similar attention in 2020 after winning local elections in Namibia - a former German colony where Adolf and other Germanic first names are not uncommon.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Her militancy frightened some, but it attracted many more to the cause.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

In Philadelphia, a $5 billion shipyard project needs more space for shipbuilding, and faces challenges attracting more customers beyond its owner, South Korea’s Hanwha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Graffiti covered its charred facade, and it became a source of frustration for the neighborhood, attracting squatters and illegal garbage dumping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

TikTok’s CEO said AI-generated videos on the platform are attracting a smaller share of views than their prevalence might suggest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Brunel Centre was once a thriving retail destination, attracting shoppers from far and wide.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

She assured her that Colonel Aureliano Buendía would do something to prevent the execution and promised that she would take charge of attracting Gerineldo Márquez herself when the war was over.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


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