tempting

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"Our tactics continue to focus on deploying thermal drones, along with camera traps and humane traps aimed at tempting Samba out of hiding with favourite foods including melon."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

It’s tempting to advise investors to buy the dip.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

I tell this story as a word of caution, because it can be very tempting to treat spring cleaning as an opportunity to reorganize your kitchen entirely.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

It can be tempting to throw caution to the wind if you really want something and have already imagined yourself hanging out with your relatives, but sometimes the easiest thing is to say no.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

It is tempting to speculate that van der Donck drew inspiration from the attitudes of the Haudenosaunee.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann