bait

So she didn’t just create the content; she also pushed it on Trump, and he took the bait and reposted it.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

It’s a clever and nasty bit of social engineering — a bait and switch that preys on people’s curiosity and the simple pleasure of feeling included.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Tickets were only bait to get people onto the platform,” Molaug said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

When Spain passed it back, expecting the midfielders to engage and create space between them and the defenders, Cape Verde didn't take the bait, instead keeping their shape compact.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

I’d learned that from some old man who owned the bait and tackle shop out by the lake where Scrappy and I used to go fishing.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

The inspections uncovered thousands of unlawfully disposed items, including pesticide containers with liquids, foams, baits, pellets and aerosol sprays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

Someone - in this case SMT - "baits" the customer by advertising a particular product or service only to then say that's not available, pushing the client towards another, inferior, product or service.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

"Gel baits have been found by numerous studies to be very effective, at least in the lab, for German cockroach control," Gordon said.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024

The target predators often breed faster than they can be removed, catching the last few animals that avoid traps or baits is time-consuming and costly, and guarding against reinvasion is difficult, scientists say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2024

You have to control your anger when Enrique baits you.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Do you think he can resist being baited?

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026

A baited camera mounted on a bottom lander captured rare footage of another goblin shark swimming freely in its natural environment.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

Of course, with the title at his fingertips, McIlroy baited the golfing gods on the final hole when he launched a drive into the trees and plunked his approach shot into a bunker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

Ordaz also showed a bit of moxie midway through the first half Wednesday when he tangled with veteran Miami defender Maximiliano Falcón, who baited his young opponent all game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025

Chronicler frowned, aware that he was being baited.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

So if you’re blowing up someone’s spot, you’re baiting them up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

"The thing about Zidane, he drifts off your shoulder. He often goes away from the ball, almost baiting you. But the ball's not the danger, it's him," Lambert told the Guardian.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

There’s also some whining about Gilgeous-Alexander baiting foul calls from referees—initiating contact and then putting on a Juilliard-worthy death scene—but in this he’s hardly alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

In an election shaped by identity, livelihoods and a fair amount of playful baiting, fish may not decide the result.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

It consisted in baiting the hook, casting it dramatically, waiting a while, pulling it up minus worm and fish and starting the whole thing over again.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith