as in to tempt
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
a con man whose dupes are usually led on by their own greed and eagerness to turn an easy buck
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Overbuy with the price still affordable At just under $80 an ounce currently, but with the potential for significant growth high right now, investors may be tempted to overbuy silver while the price is still affordable.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026 -
This is where brands can tempt consumers with limited runs.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
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Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, and, to a lesser extent, Kuwait have more capital and want to lure the same bankers, consultants, and investors.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The company has had some success in luring red-state subscribers with shows like Reacher and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Consani grew up in the Bay Area and can pinpoint the exact moment the world of high fashion seduced her.—
Derek C. Blasberg,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
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Stroheim himself plays the villain, one Lieutenant Eric von Steuben, who meets a vacationing American woman at an Alpine resort and tries to seduce her under the nose of her neglectful husband.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
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Despite the court’s ruling, last week the Education Department again tried to persuade the court to extend the deadline for post-class applicants by a year and a half.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The worst offender was an Ocean Beach property owner who was able to persuade family members, friends and acquaintances to put their names on more than 100 license applications for his huge portfolio of vacation rentals.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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An Associated Press investigation found that unwitting Bangladeshi workers were enticed to Russia under the false promise of civilian work before being thrown into combat in Ukraine.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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By promoting the procedure as not just a facelift add-on, but an alternative to lip filler, surgeons broadened its appeal, enticing younger generations who were growing tired of injections—the artificial aesthetic, the migration, the maintenance.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Lead on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lead%20on. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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