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lurk

[lurk] / lɜrk /


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All sorts of embarrassment could lurk in those.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Private credit concerns, meanwhile, continue to lurk underneath the market’s headline gaze.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

They can lurk in waters beyond Iran’s shores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

There were many more than Akers, though the others were responsible citizens and landowners and so did not have to lurk about the camp at night.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner




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