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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Following his July 2025 conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, Combs is serving a 50-month sentence at New Jersey’s FCI Fort Dix and is expected to be released in April 2028.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
Create laws that will bring down the hammer on any AI maker that tries to engage in this form of deception.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Bill Clinton engaged in military operations in Bosnia and Yugoslavia.
—John Stossel, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Feldstein Soto has countered with a television ad that highlights her office’s lawsuit against Airbnb, which accuses the company of engaging in price gouging after the Palisades fire.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
Create laws that will bring down the hammer on any AI maker that tries to engage in this form of deception.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Bill Clinton engaged in military operations in Bosnia and Yugoslavia.
—John Stossel, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Feldstein Soto has countered with a television ad that highlights her office’s lawsuit against Airbnb, which accuses the company of engaging in price gouging after the Palisades fire.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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“Engage in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engage%20in. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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