tempt
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“This is not going to be the year to tempt fate.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
But why, when lightness is such an empowering virtue, would anyone tempt fate in motorized dreadnoughts like the GT S?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The prime minister replied that he didn't want to "tempt fate" and suggested Forster ask him again on Sunday.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The only thing that would tempt me back into management would be lightning striking for a third time — to see James, to see Linda, then to see somebody comparably brilliant, which I occasionally do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
It was a challenge; a dare to them to try to pass, to tempt her rage.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Or is there a flood of anguish that leaves his position untenable and tempts one of the challengers to go for it?
From BBC ● May 10, 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
The sunk-cost fallacy tempts people to pay escalating premiums because they’ve paid for so long.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025
“Is this appetizing yam of yours true? I like high living, and what you say tempts me.”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
The Baghdad clock moved so slowly that one was tempted to tap it to make sure it hadn’t stopped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
"One might be tempted to imagine the 'gentleman scientist' as a bygone era, but it's alive and well here in Berkeley."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
“I’m tempted to say start small, but some people like to start big.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Given that clemency boards often look more favorably on applicants who acknowledge their wrongdoing and express remorse, I asked if he’d been tempted to confess.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Annabeth was tempted to shout back at the voice, but she resisted.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
From the Moneyist archives, here is Exhibit A: My sister squandered our parents’ millions, asked me to give her $10,000, then made me a tempting offer.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
It’s tempting to treat this episode as merely humorous.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
He opens “Digger” lounging in a bed soaked with cat pee, tempting an elderly feline named Maggie to lick wet chow from his gnarled pinkie nail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
But however much he loves being PM there are also less tempting realities he'll have to confront.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
I decided not to shell out any of my hard-earned cash on cheap memorabilia...though celebrating with transfat was tempting.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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