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attracted

  • past participle
    of attract.
    attract
    verb (used with object)
    to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel).
  • past tense form
    of attract.
    attract
    verb (used with object)
    to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel).

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Reed’s online petition has attracted the attention of city Controller Kenneth Mejia, who said last week that he would investigate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

This shared feature attracted the attention of Banfield and his colleagues because it suggested that scientists might be able to redesign the receptors to recognize additional fungal threats.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Many of his members moved their factories across the border into mainland China in the 1980s, attracted by cheaper land and labour.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The fund aimed to raise $1 billion a year from corporations for conservation in developing countries but so far has attracted just $6,000.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

His fantastic success attracted lots of new investors, but they were less interested in the spirit of his enterprise than in how much money he could make them quickly.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis