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alluring

[uh-loor-ing] / əˈlʊər ɪŋ /


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On those songs, the percussive combination of Messrs. Hussain and Harland is striking—lively and festive on “Jai Ganga”; slyly grooving on “Tagore”; slow and alluring on “Bharati’s Dance, Tempo Divine.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

You set yourself up for disappointment if you project onto a foreign country everything that’s alluring while ignoring its drawbacks.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Listen closely through the web of startling improvisations on Mr. Sorey’s version of “Effi,” and you can hear Mr. Allen playing traces of Merritt’s alluring bass grooves from the original.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Ma’s greatest challenge, which he meets with wonderful musicianship, is to make Negrón’s engaging melodies, grand swaths of arpeggios, and simple patterns alluring.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

The shared color, or more accurately the shared absence of color, produced an especially alluring range of effects as the sun traveled the sky.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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