tempting

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Tempting as it is to treat Musk like a unique antagonist to the news media, he is just another uncreative tech titan in this arena.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO: WR Xavier Legette, South Carolina — Tempting to pick up help on the defensive line, but the 49ers might look for an eventual Brandon Aiyuk replacement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Tempting, of course, to dismiss him as a troll that no one takes seriously.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2023

Tempting as it is to view the two theories as equal rivals, battling for control of the narrative, some disagree.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023

Where has flown the sunshine Wooed them to their birth, Tempting them to flutter Far above the earth?

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various