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The city’s 3-to-1 imbalance of jobs to housing is one of the biggest in the country and a lure for builders, said apartment developer Chris Tourtellotte.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

While companies aren’t doing lots of hiring, they might have to pay more to lure talented people from other jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

The idea to accommodate Nazi generals in comfort to lure them into indiscretions was a "brilliantly devious strategy", Albano said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

They lure mosquitoes with carbon dioxide—all vertebrates release the gas with each exhale, so to mosquitoes, it usually signals a meal.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

If Dasch were to follow the captain of the U-boat's orders and overpower the coast guardsman, he would have to lure him to the dinghy.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

For a few summer months every year, a town in the South of France with a year-round population of less than 4,000 lures the world’s tech titans, soccer stars and red-carpet regulars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The group used pheromone lures "which mimic the scent given off by the female moth to attract males" to look for it.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

"We suspect during the final construction stage the spider adds a pheromone that specifically lures worker ants and induces an aggressive attack, triggering the snare," said Professor Narendra.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Known as the “Danish capital of America,” the city lures in more than one million tourists a year, generating around $9 million annual in hotel and sales tax revenue, according to the New York Post.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

But I’m not one of those fishermen that changes lures and checks their bait every five minutes.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

Christopher Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" has not only lured legions of fans to cinemas, but sparked huge interest in the UK in Homer's epic poem and other Greek and Roman mythology works.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Theatrical releases compete fiercely for the attention, time and money of consumers who are being lured by streamers, YouTube, videogames and everything else on a screen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Then Orchid moved to town, lured by a sprawling ranch for her four horses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Charles and Caroline mourn their part in that displacement; they set out for Kansas with the best of intentions, lured by false advertisements of “free” land that never was.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

“She’s beautiful,” Brum said, “in an exaggerated way. You were strong not to be lured by her.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

The state’s light regulation and low taxes are luring dozens of big companies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026

A celebrity’s ties to a property would create instant buzz—and served as a sure-fire tactic for luring in a line of prospective buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

Scammers have been exploiting the confusion, luring shipping companies to transfer substantial sums into cryptocurrency wallets they claim belongs to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

In recent years, other countries such as Ireland and Canada have added special tax incentives targeting animated projects, luring productions out of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

He doesn’t say bye or anything, he just looks at me for a little longer, likely sizing me up, or maybe questioning whether or not I’m actually luring him into a trap.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera