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to act so as to make (something) more likely
you're flirting with death by driving so recklessly
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invites
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Launched that same year by Bill and Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett, the Giving Pledge invites the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to publicly commit to giving away at least 50% of their wealth to philanthropy, either during their lifetime or in their will.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025 -
That invites bad bacteria growth.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Flirts (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirts%20%28with%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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