temptation
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To help you avoid the temptation to doomscroll about it tonight, might I instead suggest:
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
After almost quadrupling from May 2025, the temptation to book profits had become irresistible.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
In a recent opinion article in Time magazine, Torres, the economist, urged Havana to "resist the temptation to leap from bureaucratic centralism to a harsh, socially detached form of capitalism."
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
It is difficult to predict, but in such an intensive tournament the temptation to rest players will be great.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Would they dare take the chance that she’d refuse this temptation, whatever it will be?
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
The beloved Minneapolis bakery is famous for its oversized, gooey cinnamon rolls, but there are plenty of other temptations on display, including caramel pecan buns, sticky buns and seasonal specialties.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Kudos to you on prioritizing retirement savings and not letting the temptations of high salaries and lifestyle spending deter you from thinking about your and your wife’s futures.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
Yet Gilligan, who created “Breaking Bad” and cast Seehorn in the spinoff series “Better Call Saul,” has delivered a show filled with allegorical temptations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
John says that if released prisoners can get past the temptations of the first few days, adjusting to life outside, they'll have a better chance of staying out for longer.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
He is a country boy not used to the city temptations, and I do not want him getting mixed up with the wrong people.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing temptation
Bridge to Terabithia
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Brown Girl Dreaming
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A Long Way from Chicago
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