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“Ocean water is going to creep up higher than normal,” Phillips said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

"If small errors creep in, and you try to repeat that flip 10 times with those small errors, the robot will just crash. We need to have robust flight control," How says.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Those years will creep up fast, but you’re on top of it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

That might at some point open the door to low pressure systems from the south-west or south, which could encourage heavy showers and thunderstorms to creep northwards into the UK.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

I creep down the stairs of our building as if I’m hiding from the bad guy in a scary movie.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

But vegetation, starting with grasslands and shifting to forests, creeps back into the swathes wiped out in the explosion and people follow.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The very name of this vast new police agency with nearly unlimited power gave many of us the creeps.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

"If somebody is controlling, when that creeps in, it's probably going to be very difficult to get out of that situation," said Sean.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

We’ve got two big threads this week: creeps in the House of Representatives and blasphemy.

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026

The way she had glared at him at the Super Saver gave him the creeps.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Orange is 5-0 for the first time since 2017 and has also crept into the final spot of The Times’ top 25 rankings for the Southland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Hanna recalls that on the eve of her father's disappearance, she had a "bad feeling" - and had crept into his bed and tied his legs to her own with string while he slept.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Yet inflation rates have crept higher amid Middle East tensions and higher energy costs, including record-high prices for diesel fuel.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Adulthood also crept up on millennials themselves, and the end of their era of cultural dominance caught them completely by surprise.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Eventually, the miller fell asleep in a pile of straw, and the moment he did, Opal crept over to me with a desperate look in her eyes.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

If you happen to be swimming in the Salish Sea at night and imagine tiny hairy legs creeping up your body, there is now at least one unsettling reason that image feels plausible.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

His homeowners association fees have been creeping up to nearly $470 per month, and that’s on top of expenses stemming from special assessments he’s had to cough up.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

"I've been making my short-form satirical videos for almost eight years now, creeping up to a decade," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The group bought the plot to hold onto, Orr said, until creeping growth from the Dallas-Fort Worth area made it attractive for redevelopment.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

No more worrying about leopards creeping up on her in the forest.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer