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lurk

[lurk] / lɜrk /


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What is true today, as potential bidders for the Dodgers lurk and coalesce amid L.A.’s turn at uncertainty, is that the Padres have an energetic and effervescent couple as their new principal owners.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Their formation in markets often suggest further price declines lurk on the horizon.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

All sorts of embarrassment could lurk in those.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

Money secrets can lurk even when accounts are shared.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

I knew a few of them: Aragon, Loachamin, McCall I was finally daring to believe that this was a good thing, that danger did not lurk.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

He invited his audiences to look at a door and investigate what lurks behind it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

More than the economic and fiscal costs, a social disaster lurks behind these numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

While some of the AI momentum paused Wednesday, good luck finding anyone who thinks an end to the AI spending spree lurks on the horizon.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

That disposition lurks behind his piercing hazel-green eyes, which seem to absorb every detail of the small coffeeshop and our fellow patrons, and it’s at the heart of how he moves through the world.

From Salon May 15, 2026

A crevasse is maybe the biggest danger that lurks for mountain climbers.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

Somewhere in the back of my mind lurked the memory of soy-butter corn ramen, another reminder that corn, umami, fat and slurpable carbohydrates have always gotten along beautifully.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Money lurked in the background, such as when they spoke about selling the house versus keeping it.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

Both suffered outages on Thursday afternoon as Tropical Cyclone Narelle lurked off the coast of Western Australia.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

Dorian’s attention flicked to her two guards, who lurked in the shadows nearby—waiting, watching.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Critics warn of another potential “Lehman Brothers” moment lurking around the corner for AI, while “Big Short” investor Michael Burry predicted in August a 1987-style fall for the stock market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

His existence is upended by a visit from an eccentric young man he discovers lurking outside his apartment in New York’s West Village.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

However, lurking just one goal behind Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot is England captain Harry Kane, whose penalty against Mexico proved the winner in a World Cup classic.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Suddenly, your good time is interrupted by an elder pulling you aside and pushing you toward a paunchy, bespectacled sack lurking in a corner.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

They were still lurking around out in the woods.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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