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While his co-hosts jeered at Talarico for being weak — and possibly even vegan — Watters admitted that Paxton’s past fraud allegations and general demeanor marked him as a bit of a creep.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

“If they’re a creep on Zoom, then I’m not meeting with them in person,” Avi says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Courtney Iseman renders a verdict on this particular type of seasonal creep.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Slowly, she let her stomach slide off the tree, feeling the water creep up to her waist.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

And if nothing else, this arrangement allows visitors to make a beeline for the types of films they like and, perhaps more important, avoid genres that give them, well, the creeps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

Developers of artificial intelligence have long been undersocialized creeps who openly and casually talk about how the technology they are creating has a decent chance of ending all human life.

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 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

Just touching the pages gave me the creeps.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

During the six years before that, prices crept up at a third of that pace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It has crept its way into dinner-table fodder at Ellina, where patrons wolf down $89 steaks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

That crept up to 4.5% for his next 12-pointer at Tottenham in gameweek 12, which then triggered a surge in popularity as FPL bosses lumped on Stamford Bridge's new star.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

I crept along down there beside Sebastian’s round body, and walked directly into a cupcake.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Jordan Pickford is paying the price for those mistakes creeping in during the World Cup.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

Private credit could help limit competitor banks from creeping into JPMorgan’s biggest partnerships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

He kept creeping forward, staying as far from Dr. Achebe as he could.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste