engage in
verb
engaged in; engaging in; engages in
1
: to do (something)
At college she engaged in various sports.
We don't engage in that sort of behavior.
2
: to cause (someone) to take part in (something)
She engaged him in conversation.
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Iran’s lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, will head the country’s delegation to engage in talks with the US in Switzerland, Iranian media outlet Saberin News reported Saturday.
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Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Poland’s highest honor after Ukraine named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a controversial World War II-era nationalist group that engaged in the mass murder of Poles.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
Over the years, Swift and Kelce — who got engaged in August 2025 — have been spotted at numerous weddings, both separately and together.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
The song is believed to be about ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, as the former couple famously rekindled their relationship in 2018 after their 2017 breakup and went on to get engaged in 2019.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 June 2026
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Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Poland’s highest honor after Ukraine named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a controversial World War II-era nationalist group that engaged in the mass murder of Poles.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
Over the years, Swift and Kelce — who got engaged in August 2025 — have been spotted at numerous weddings, both separately and together.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
The song is believed to be about ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, as the former couple famously rekindled their relationship in 2018 after their 2017 breakup and went on to get engaged in 2019.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 June 2026
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