tempted
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United officials were quick to make it known the number nine shirt Rashford wore in Poland was not permanent, to stave off any complaints from those tempted to buy one.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Or could they be tempted by the huge profit to be made if they sell the rest of their stake to Bezos's group?
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Rather than studiously ignoring the intergalactic warlord, as some may have been tempted to do, Burnham shook him warmly by the hand as he was elected Labour MP for Makerfield.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
I’m tempted to diagnose the current gloom as the result of our own post-9/11 forever wars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
We may be tempted to control it, or douse it with buckets of doubt, dismay, and disbelief.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
