allure
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In fact, Morocco's economy is booming, at least on the surface, but experts say the persistent allure of life on the other side of the border is rooted in deeper anxieties, particularly among the young.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Ed gets swept up in her performative antics and elusive, larger-than-life allure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The allure of the role is great, underscored by the fact there have been just four permanent Fifa presidents since Stanley Rous was elected in 1961.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
However, their allure fades over time, he added, while legacy clubs that have modernized their amenities retain their appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But if the Icefall was strenuous and terrifying, it had a surprising allure as well.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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After working on “Ronja” and making a computer-animated TV show, I came to see that there are allures and possibilities unique to CG as much as there are with hand-drawn animation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2021
Author Keith Gessen brilliantly captures the daily rhythms, allures and challenges of Moscow life in 2008-2009.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2018
Such uncanny beauty was one of the allures of polar travel.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 17, 2017
Mr. McKellen guessed that one of the allures of Mr. Holmes for some audiences had been his character’s quite advanced years — the film toggles between the detective in his 90s and then decades earlier.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2015
Closely akin to that instability of inter-association resulting in loss of proper checks on action in the types just described, is the sentimentalism which often covers real hardness, but which charms and allures the mass.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot
That year, label scouts began flocking to the city like never before, allured by Chief Keef’s thunderous “Finally Rich” mixtape, along with buzzing music by King Louie and Sasha Go Hard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
But for most of the 2000s, the market allured me and my brother with something else: a street lined with video game and computer stores.
From The Verge ● Aug. 11, 2022
As he received his medallion, Mr. Díaz, allured by the acoustics, burst into an excerpt from “Otello,” his deep voice reverberating throughout the room.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Francis was allured by her experience in hockey, from her playing days to coaching and as an analyst.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
Several had made the attempt, allured by the inducement of rent free.
From The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford
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
Cruz is alluring and watchful, while Norton turns out to be the film’s secret weapon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 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
The promise of a big yield may sound alluring.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
The Huntsman might have warned them to stay in these rooms, but he could not prevent the air from carrying the scent of their celebrations up to them, a potent, alluring perfume.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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