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Spurs fan Rosewen had similar views: "They can offer attractions to tempt people through the gates but we're losing sight of football and the importance of winning."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

He took the entry-level civil service job because it wouldn’t tempt him into a career or distract him from thinking about his characters and stories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

At the time, Wahlberg explained that his sons were among the few things that could tempt him back to the West Coast, noting that one of them had repeatedly encouraged him to move closer.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Tennessee propositioned Paramount Skydance, hoping to tempt it to become the next company to leave California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

The mob dispersed, and people headed off to other, equally dangerous rides where they were strapped into harnesses and jerked into the sky to tempt their own untimely deaths.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

He said publicity around eco-moorings and a no-anchor zone to protect seahorses also "tempts people to go and look" for them.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The sunk-cost fallacy tempts people to pay escalating premiums because they’ve paid in for so long.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

Wigler noted that the promise of hitting goals fast with AI tempts tech start-up teams already prone to long workdays to lose track of time and stay on the job even deeper into the night.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

But this is a delicate business, and the administration tempts chaos unless it learns to exercise its power with a lot more finesse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Nearly tempts him to the window, but he stops himself.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

By the end, even captain Temba Bavuma had been tempted into a wild swipe to fall for 35.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

If that tap closes, though, Nvidia might be tempted to use its massive balance sheet to turn it back on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

If a model winds up causing a big problem in your life, you might feel tempted to blame the billionaire humans behind it.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Cassel said he had been tempted because like Napoleon he has Corsican roots.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Three weeks,” Nathan’s reply, grave, sincere, absolutely honest where another might have been tempted to easier words.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

"Sometimes a ban makes things worse. Protesting is a right -- it's like with children, when you forbid something, it becomes even more tempting," one employee remarked to AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Even though it may be tempting, don't keep your windows closed all the time.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Another reason: There are now tempting options beyond France, especially in Japan, where investors no longer need to hunt for yields abroad after a long stretch of ultralow rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

It’s a tempting comparison to make, but you’re not comparing apples to apples.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

I knew from experience not to pin much excitement on Twig’s big ideas—but it was so tempting.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller