entice
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De Zerbi's sides entice opponents to apply pressure – often through slowing down play and passing the ball backwards.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Now, her wines are being poured at restaurants from New York to London, as sommeliers look to entice drinkers bored by Bordeaux and Barolo with new wine experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Will the promise of time off for "Grand Theft Auto VI" entice US soldiers to reenlist?
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
They also helped entice investors to keep participating in new bond offerings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The only sound comes from the gently flowing stream of Lethe, the river of forgetfulness, where the waters murmuring entice to sleep.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Perched on a bluff near the Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater entices millions each year with its sugary-white beach and turquoise waters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
That makes it paramount for the company to have a steady stream of content that entices customers to keep paying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025
He argued they include private exchanges with lawyers, details about policy-making decisions and information that would reveal how the state entices companies to invest here.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
Other scientific evidence shows that synchronous male behavior entices groups of females, Hensley said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
It’s this weakness, whatever it is, that entices me.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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Visitors write down their names, sometimes add an ID card number, and sign to say that nobody forced or enticed them to attend church.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Authorities enticed companies with comprehensive financial, tax and employment support packages -- some were offered three‑year tax exemptions and 10 years of free rent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Stokes enticed O'Rourke to miscue and then came a moment of controversy.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Wall Street firms have enticed retail investors into buying into the IPO — Fidelity, for example, reduced the minimum account balance allowing clients to buy into an IPO from $100,000-$500,000 to $2,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
And the more he enticed Joe to talk, the more Pocock began to plumb the inner workings of this enigma of a boy.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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“The higher that yields go — for at least new money — it becomes more enticing to think about putting money into bonds,” one strategist notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The positions of the full-backs help by enticing narrow opponents to be stretched wider.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Their large presence has proven to be an enticing target for Iran.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Shein has been successful in enticing customers with its extremely affordable offerings, such as shirts for under $2 and dresses for less than $3.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Tea is generally served warm and can have any one of many pleasant or enticing scents.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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