creep
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As Mi-ok, Ms. Jeon is unassuming, slyly inquisitive, friendly, with a smile whose hidden complexities creep into the lines around her eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Courtney Iseman renders a verdict on this particular type of seasonal creep.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
“The amount of money in the system exploded, inflation rose, bond yields started to creep up and bond prices came down, and they haven’t recovered.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The film meticulously makes one argument over and over: Everyone is an exploitative creep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
As in a dream I saw her creep out of her matchbox.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
But vegetation, starting with grasslands and shifting to forests, creeps back into the swathes wiped out in the explosion and people follow.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Many pretended it wasn't happening at all, but that's harder to do as the front line creeps closer to the city.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
When Dr. Becky says to greet guilt that creeps in for not knowing this stuff, I do: “Hi, Guilt.”
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
As artificial intelligence creeps further into the workplace, employees risk getting left behind if they don’t start embracing the technology.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
Fear creeps up my neck and wraps itself around my entire body.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Coca Cola’s stock crept 0.2% higher during the day.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Centre-back Lisandro Martinez was outmuscled embarrassingly easily by Dominic Solanke, with goalkeeper Senne Lammens failing to read the striker's deft touch that crept in at the far corner.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
It has crept its way into dinner-table fodder at Ellina, where patrons wolf down $89 steaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Orange is 5-0 for the first time since 2017 and has also crept into the final spot of The Times’ top 25 rankings for the Southland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
He crept closer and hid behind an abandoned delivery truck.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
If you happen to be swimming in the Salish Sea at night and imagine tiny hairy legs creeping up your body, there is now at least one unsettling reason that image feels plausible.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
His homeowners association fees have been creeping up to nearly $470 per month, and that’s on top of expenses stemming from special assessments he’s had to cough up.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is hard not to feel the old message creeping back in with them: wanting less is good.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
That total, she adds, is a "high number, even for us" and "has been creeping up".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
I can feel it creeping like the tiger I saw in one of my tata’s books when I was small.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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