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alluring

[uh-loor-ing] / əˈlʊər ɪŋ /


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Maybe that’s why I find the song so alluring and why I’m able to connect with it so easily, despite my conflicting personal feelings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

That Niall finds Ruben so alluring is natural to Gadd, who believes the notion of a valiant male figure has been bred into everyone via fables and fairy tales.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The promise of a more climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels was alluring to Exxon—assuming the company could increase algae’s energy content enough to make it commercially viable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Add it all together and gold looks ever-more alluring.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Candidates would need a degree of stenographic and typewriting skill, but what he most looked for and was so very adept at sensing was that alluring amalgam of isolation, weakness, and need.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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