lure
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But while top-tier high school programs tried to lure him away, it was never a question.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
More restaurants have tried to lure consumers back with discounts and other deals.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Boards often use special awards to lure or lock in executive talent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The lure of glory and riches on the biggest stages have tempted plenty of others to cheat.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
They were the forgeries that he’d borrowed from Scotland Yard five years earlier in his attempt to lure Le Fantôme.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Forever, the strategy for fishing with artificial lures has been to “match the hatch”—to replicate the baitfish, bugs and other prey that fish snack on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The group used pheromone lures "which mimic the scent given off by the female moth to attract males" to look for it.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
"We suspect during the final construction stage the spider adds a pheromone that specifically lures worker ants and induces an aggressive attack, triggering the snare," said Professor Narendra.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Known as the “Danish capital of America,” the city lures in more than one million tourists a year, generating around $9 million annual in hotel and sales tax revenue, according to the New York Post.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
I find the lures that Papa made from old spoons and pieces of wood.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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Det Supt Gareth Gilbert told me children as young as 10 were being lured into gangs, making it even more vital that officers intervene early.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The menu, such as it is, is largely restricted to Lidl potato chips, yet plenty of people walk through the doors, lured by the novelty of seating that resembles shopping carts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Andie gets lured into a lunch date with a rival executive who tries to woo her over to ABC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Don’t get lured into a clever, obscure get-rich-quick scheme sold to you by a plausible-sounding con artist.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Maybe it was the thought of home-cooked Persian meals that lured me to my aunt's house in Cupertino.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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With that said, a number of clubs are already working on seeing if they can capitalise on the current uncertainty by luring City's best academy talent.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mallorca is a tourist paradise, with glittering turquoise seas, hidden coves and endless white-sand beaches that have been luring Europeans for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rivals are luring top talent with pay packages that can stretch to $20 million a year or more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The state’s light regulation and low taxes are luring dozens of big companies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
The rhythmic words take ahold of me, like Selena Gomez’s latest single, luring me to the table.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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