as in engagements
the act or state of being engaged to be married
the couple's betrothal lasted four years
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engagements
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The organizers held several speaking engagements along the march, often featuring the same speakers.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Jan. 2026 -
This sci-fi hit helped to redefine the real-time strategy genre, focusing on tactical-level engagements that pitted the mighty space marines against the worst that the nightmarish gothic future of the Warhammer 40K universe had to offer.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Betrothals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrothals. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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