tempted

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This discovery, and the commercial complexities it will introduce, arrives as the public is being tempted by a host of AI IPOs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

To those tempted by the mega-IPOs, Lebenthal advised an admittedly old-fashioned approach: diversification and dollar-cost averaging.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The biblical passage recounts how the serpent, typically interpreted as the devil in Christian theology, tempted Eve to sin by eating the forbidden fruit.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Travelers may be tempted to just keep snapping.

From Los Angeles Times • May 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