lure
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A report in the Wall Street Journal late Wednesday said OpenAI’s chief executive officer Sam Altman is urgently exploring options to lure corporate customers away from its main competitor Anthropic.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
While Manchester's lure has pulled in many entrepreneurs, Chris Ratcliffe saw potential in Ashton.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
And, as a campaign called “The Sacramento Pitch” unveiled its plan to lure a Major League Baseball expansion team to the state capital, the mayor made his pitch a blunt one.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
In Vietnam, herons cast twigs in ponds like fly-fishermen to lure prey.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
How could a simple landlubber of a governess ever compete with the lure of the waves and the tides, the tang of the salt air, and the beckoning twinkle of the stars?
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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