creep
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Fear and your own anxiety can creep into your investing decisions at any time.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
And yet, for a hot moment, doubt started to creep back in: Was this the day Chesney’s chariot turned back into a pumpkin?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
While his co-hosts jeered at Talarico for being weak — and possibly even vegan — Watters admitted that Paxton’s past fraud allegations and general demeanor marked him as a bit of a creep.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
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
It’s no wonder, then, that those of us sitting on its surface hardly notice the slow creep of its tectonic plates.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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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
The very name of this vast new police agency with nearly unlimited power gave many of us the creeps.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
"It creeps up on you and you're in it, and so you don't kind of notice what is happening."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The pressure creeps up gradually, almost imperceptible day to day, tormenting inhabitants with uncertainty as they watch their city close down around them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But as we bike home, doubt creeps back in.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Doubt crept in at Chelsea last season when they lost their Women's Super League crown - but early signs in this campaign suggest they have regained their spark.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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
Housing supply has crept up to a seven-year high, as buyers remain scarce.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Investor appetite for memecoins has clearly not recovered, even as bitcoin prices have crept higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Fink, the fox, crept out from the bushes.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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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
The book’s length and creeping pace are reminiscent of 19th-century tomes that had to be padded out to meet the requirements of serialization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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
Then a numb feeling of doubt started creeping in on me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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