lurk
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These grandmothers have loads of experience, and some wisdom to go with it, but they do not lurk in the background waiting for their cue to dispense it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 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
He completely avoids the TV cameras and photographers who lurk around Whitehall at times of political crisis.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
Other than his eyes, he has no more color to him than the translucent spiders that lurk in Serra’s catacombs.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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