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Cyberattacks External link that lurk around every corner.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

The handheld camera prefers to lurk on the wooden side of the easel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

They can lurk in waters beyond Iran’s shores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Murrin’s case highlights pitfalls that lurk when people entrust someone with their taxes, according to Olson.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

The flashlight beam, none too steady in April’s hand, made trash bins crouch and garbage pails lurk, and a length of hose slither against a wall.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

SpaceX shares are ever-so-slightly coming back down to earth — but stock indexes represent a fresh catalyst that lurks on the horizon.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026

It suggests that no other irreversible power to immunize lurks in the Constitution’s silences.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

That disposition lurks behind his piercing hazel-green eyes, which seem to absorb every detail of the small coffeeshop and our fellow patrons, and it’s at the heart of how he moves through the world.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

The second restaurant lurks behind the lobby — a hidden oyster-and-Champagne bar that holds about 35 people, reservation only.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

For a while they stood there, like men on the edge of a sleep where nightmare lurks, holding it off, though they know that they can only come to morning through the shadows.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Money lurked in the background, such as when they spoke about selling the house versus keeping it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Both suffered outages on Thursday afternoon as Tropical Cyclone Narelle lurked off the coast of Western Australia.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

In September, he was again rushed to safety by Secret Service agents after a second would-be gunman lurked in bushes at Trump's golf course in Florida.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025

There smokes trailed on the ground and lurked in hollows, and fumes leaked from fissures in the earth.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

More parents are calling up hiring managers, applying for jobs on their adult child’s behalf, and even showing up—or lurking just off-screen—on Zoom calls to help navigate difficult conversations or go over benefits packages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

O'Neill versus McInnes looks to be the story of the season, unless there's another delicious sub-plot lurking in the long grass.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Suddenly, your good time is interrupted by an elder pulling you aside and pushing you toward a paunchy, bespectacled sack lurking in a corner.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

More than 15 years later, it’s still hard to think of a better image for the loneliness and insecurity lurking beneath our connected lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Don’t let kids answer the door by themselves, especially when FBI agents might be lurking around the neighborhood.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller