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lurk

[lurk] / lɜrk /


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"When I'm looking at universities, I do always have a lurk in whether they have bees and that does come into account for me, strangely enough," she said.

From BBC • May 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

When that happens, danger tends to lurk around the corner.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

He would hang out on Fulton, and whatever stores were closed, he would lurk around and wait for customers to show up and be disappointed about the store not being open.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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