tempted

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While wife Erica gently douses rumors, Sean McVay, Les Snead, Cooper Kupp and others hint that Aaron Donald is tempted to unretire and return to the Rams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In Luke 4, Jesus spends 40 days fasting in the desert, where he is relentlessly tempted by the devil.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

If you aren’t tempted to buy Bloom at that valuation, Bielawski says there is a parallel play in Ceres Power, a U.K.-listed company that few the U.S. have heard of.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

He might be tempted to take on a new challenge after Paris St-Germain's Champions League victory.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

He was tempted to eat some when he got home, but he didn’t want to break his number-one rule: do not eat the Y2K supply.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly