tempted
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You’d be tempted to move there, if only you could find it on the map.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 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
Anything could happen in this game and I was tempted to say Bournemouth will get something out of it.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Penelope was strongly tempted to leave the admiral where he dangled and let Lord Fredrick and the hounds deal with him, but as usual, her kinder nature prevailed.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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