allure

A higher interest-rate environment typically diminishes the allure of the non-interest-yielding yellow metal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Beckham's presence was at times questioned, especially when spending loan spells in Milan, but the England captain and global superstar brought a huge amount of eyeballs and allure to the American game.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

With its economy and global reputation heavily intertwined with Hollywood’s allure and ability to survive, California had more at stake in the negotiations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The rally speaks to the allure of eye-popping corporate earnings growth and the roughly $1 trillion in annual capital expenditures expected for the artificial-intelligence build-out over the next several years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

But if the Icefall was strenuous and terrifying, it had a surprising allure as well.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

One of Dollywood's allures is its reflection and promotion of a mountain culture that has steadily faded from modern life.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Broadway in the aughts was enthralled by the commercial allures of the jukebox musical.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2019

Gessen’s second novel, “A Terrible Country,” brilliantly captures the daily rhythms, allures and challenges of Moscow life in 2008-2009.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2018

Such uncanny beauty was one of the allures of polar travel.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 17, 2017

For such a resolution and holy firmness of doing good is the work of the Spirit of God, and of that preventing or anticipating grace which allures, invites, and moves all men.

From True Christianity by Johann Arndt

That year, label scouts began flocking to the city like never before, allured by Chief Keef’s thunderous “Finally Rich” mixtape, along with buzzing music by King Louie and Sasha Go Hard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2023

But for most of the 2000s, the market allured me and my brother with something else: a street lined with video game and computer stores.

From The Verge ● Aug. 11, 2022

As he received his medallion, Mr. Díaz, allured by the acoustics, burst into an excerpt from “Otello,” his deep voice reverberating throughout the room.

From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021

Francis was allured by her experience in hockey, from her playing days to coaching and as an analyst.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021

Onward they flew, allured by flowerets of every colour, each one as “Fair as the fabulous Asphodels;” until at length, to the dismay of the overseer, they were lost to sight!

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

Many of the most alluring places on Earth come with significant hazards.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Without her FaceGym-trained skin and alluring bohemian hair, Marianne Dashwood might not have enchanted Colonel Brandon at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

They also all prompt a lot of heartburn about races over the past decade that fell short despite initial signs of promise and alluring polling numbers the September before the election.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

Curry made him a Bozo hiding sharp teeth, which was terrifying but not alluring in the least.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Candidates would need a degree of stenographic and typewriting skill, but what he most looked for and was so very adept at sensing was that alluring amalgam of isolation, weakness, and need.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson