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lurk

[lurk] / lɜrk /


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James noted the large increase in fuel prices underscored "potential threats that still lurk for consumers and businesses", and the UK should brace for higher inflation.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Money secrets can lurk even when accounts are shared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

After our thirteenth birthday, we moved on from using our teacup dogs and the stray teacup cats that lurk on the grounds to enlisting our servants as subjects of our beauty work.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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