entrance
noun
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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The stage musical Wicked, a revisionist tribute to the mean, green Witch of the West, has been entrancing Broadway audiences for the past decade.
From Time ● Sep. 16, 2013