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But in the 1985 novel told from his point of view, he’s reborn as a rock star, emerging from a long, depressive slumber just in time to seduce the MTV generation.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

While the first four days are for the industry only, the weekend and Monday are open to the public, with organisers seeking to seduce a new generation of younger buyers.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

I also have questions for you about conscious or unconscious bias: What actual evidence do you have that this woman is trying to seduce your father?

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025

And these sites seduce Americans with power and respect to say out loud stupid—and sometimes vile—things to please a loud and angry fringe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

White then explored the rumor that Rose Osage had killed Anna because Anna had tried to seduce her boyfriend, Joe Allen.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

When Sue Nyathi sent her debut novel The Polygamist to publishers, "they thought there was no market for the book" about a married Zimbabwean man and the women he seduces, she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Danielle Pinnock’s character, a Jamaican woman who is taken to America by a wizened older man she refers to as the “old raisin,” has a brassy boldness and bawdiness that also seduces the audience’s affections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

"This is a collective success by the whole country that perfectly demonstrates Spain's enormous attractivity, because Spain is a country that seduces the world," he said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

The late director Sydney Pollack, a frequent Redford collaborator, explained his allure this way: “Bob is a minimalist; he withholds, he never seduces his audience but makes them come to him.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

Self-love biases the judgment, blinds the understanding, disturbs the reason, seduces the will, corrupts the conscience, closes the gates of life, and acknowledges neither God nor neighbor.

From True Christianity by Johann Arndt

Take “Avatar,” which seduced audiences with its immersive 3D format so intensely that some viewers reported experiencing depression returning to the real world.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Any fool can tell a lie,” she explained, “but the right method is to tell the truth in such a way that the intelligent reader is seduced into telling the lie for himself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” starred a boyfriend from the Black Lagoon who seduced voters into awarding it best picture and best director in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

Madrid has emerged as a coveted global luxury housing destination as Latin American and US investors fuel a real estate boom, seduced by competitive prices and high living standards.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

It’s impossible to imagine her as a typical Illustrian girl, angling for a good match, attending fetes and allowing herself to be seduced by fittingly highborn men.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

“May December” pivots on who is seducing or manipulating whom, which plays out through the final scene.

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023

In their ceaseless attempt at seducing us with music at once exotic and accessible, the recording companies continue to affect live-performance repertory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

“Everyday Play: A Campaign Against Boredom” from London design press Redstone has lately been seducing customers from its place of pride by the front door.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2023

Khan has crafted a deliciously arrogant and poised public persona, forever seducing us with moments of self-disclosure followed by self-deprecating intellect and bitter sarcasm.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2022

The smell of barbecue sauce was seeping from the window upstairs, seducing the whole hood.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds