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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 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

The menu is designed for sharing, though a few dishes may tempt you to keep them to yourself.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

In meetings in Caracas and Houston, the parties have yet to agree on contract terms that would tempt the company to risk entering the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Nothing but deep affection for Hagrid could have made Harry, Ron, and Hermione pick up squelchy handfuls of frog liver and lower them into the crates to tempt the Blast-Ended Skrewts.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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

As majority investors, Clearlake appears to have the upper hand, but Boehly could bank on Eghbali and Feliciano being answerable to shareholders should an offer come in that tempts them.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024

It was a dull gray day, the sort that tempts you to sleep the morning away.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

Argentina away will offer less opportunity for such gestures, but head coach Steve Borthwick may be tempted to see if Pollock can be as effective from the start.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Because “Romería” is a coming-of-age story, Marina will be tempted by cute boys; she’ll also begin to display a rebellious streak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Firefighters or land managers with exclusive information about a fire’s behavior or an agency’s firefighting plans could even be tempted to bet on a fire, which would be considered insider trading.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

After a war, when markets are looking for calm and the public for reassurance, a president might be tempted to move things along without consulting Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

He was tempted to tell her that Wolf was his guide, but checked himself.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

They may also weaken the pleasurable reward signals that make certain foods especially tempting.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

The most tempting column for an economist to write about the World Cup is the teardown, and I had it drafted before the opening match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

It is very tempting to look ahead at who we might face in our semi-final - either Argentina or Switzerland - but we have got to get past Norway first.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Valdez’s post presented a unique moment of decision for the reclusive artist: to reply risked abandoning a mystique he’d long cultivated; but ultimately the lure of a sanctioned Pinky reboot proved too tempting to refuse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

I have mentioned, too, the general reluctance to exchange the devil you know for one that you don’t know, even when the latter is tempting you with a better wage-benefit package.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich