entered

past tense of enter
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as in joined
to become a member of patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society

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as in recorded
to put (someone or something) on a list new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

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Recent Examples of entered Because of the circumstances, officers entered the home to check on the welfare of the residents. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026 Child allegedly entered the restaurant wearing a motorcycle helmet and dark clothing, making off with the cash register till and an undisclosed amount of money. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026 Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market, a reminder that even Earth’s deepest history can be sold to the highest bidder. Kristi Curry Rogers, Washington Post, 16 July 2026 The text contains scripts that, once entered, perform malicious actions, typically by installing malware or exfiltrating sensitive data. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 Text is entered by a user and overlaid within hundreds of moving dots in a short video animation. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026 Of all 22 starters and the substitutions who entered the match on Wednesday, no one outshot or registered more touches than the midfielder. David Hickey, NBC news, 16 July 2026 Meta also entered the effort in June, with the launch of a $115 million training program called America’s Workforce Academy. Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Tensions continued between Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses and management as the work stoppage entered its second day. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 July 2026
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Verb
  • Neumann said Netflix still has significant room to grow, noting the company has penetrated less than 45% of its roughly 800 million addressable households worldwide and accounts for only about 5% of global TV viewing.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • Stains that have dried or penetrated the material will always be harder to get out, according to Ek.
    Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 13 July 2026
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  • Leagues across the country have joined Rongjiang’s national Village Super League, launched last year, with some even live-streaming their games and gaining major followings.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • At this stage, he is set to be joined in the Irish capital by Marcus Rashford.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
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  • Florida has recorded just over 100 cases, with most of the cases recorded since June.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • The latter player — the two-time NWSL MVP — recorded her ninth goal of the season.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
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  • More than 10,200 families have received emergency supplies, including tents, tarps, solar lights, blankets, hygiene kits, cooking sets and Spanish Bibles.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • The author is the Founder of Making Space, an organization that has received philanthropic support from the GitLab Foundation and the Truist Foundation, both referenced in this article as funders investing in disability employment.
    Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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  • There were also fears that younger generations viewed going to theaters as hopelessly outdated — a throwback to a time before thousands of movies and shows could be accessed on demand from home.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • But Westfalia puts some creativity to work on this version, lifting the bed higher than usual to create a true second level, accessed via three steps.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
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  • Amidst this, former Chicago Cubs left-hander Charlie Barnes has rejoined the organization on a minor league deal.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Earlier this year, Boucher rejoined AND1 in early 2026 to become their brand ambassador and director of talent, bringing his journey with the brand full circle.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 July 2026
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  • Fars listed the ports as including Jebel Ali, a huge container port in the United Arab Emirates, and Mina Salman in Bahrain, home to the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • For example Januvia and Janumet, two of the three Merck drugs listed as TrumpRx presidential deals, are available as generics.
    Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 July 2026
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  • In his first international meeting with England, Messi had a pair of assists on two late-match daggers that pierced through the hearts of Three Lions’ players and supporters.
    Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • Finally, in 2024 in Chicago, in an accidental shooting, the same bullet pierced a 16-year-old boy and a policeman.
    Cal Chengqi Fang, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

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