allure
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And despite the added allure of a World Cup in Brazil next summer should England navigate the play-offs this autumn, Kelly is keeping her focus on the short term.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Its simple, optimistic message — polished with the help of BP’s sophisticated public relations expertise — had an irresistible allure.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
The allure of rockets, orbital data centers and Mars colonies has led many investors to completely disregard traditional valuation models when it comes to SpaceX.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Zug’s allure partly reflects its rock-bottom tax rates for businesses and individuals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But if the Icefall was strenuous and terrifying, it had a surprising allure as well.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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“Water Music” is best known for the various suites drawn from it — which, for me, more effectively show off the allures of the music and the rich intricacies Handel subtly folded into each piece.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
Author Keith Gessen brilliantly captures the daily rhythms, allures and challenges of Moscow life in 2008-2009.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2018
One of the many allures of heist movies is the clockwork precision of seeing an audacious idea conceived and executed according to plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2018
Such uncanny beauty was one of the allures of polar travel.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 17, 2017
That sense of mystery which there is also for him in the Princess Xenia oppresses whilst it allures him.
From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida
That year, label scouts began flocking to the city like never before, allured by Chief Keef’s thunderous “Finally Rich” mixtape, along with buzzing music by King Louie and Sasha Go Hard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
But for most of the 2000s, the market allured me and my brother with something else: a street lined with video game and computer stores.
From The Verge ● Aug. 11, 2022
As he received his medallion, Mr. Díaz, allured by the acoustics, burst into an excerpt from “Otello,” his deep voice reverberating throughout the room.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Francis was allured by her experience in hockey, from her playing days to coaching and as an analyst.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
The measures taken to relieve distress had allured a multitude of needy and desperate men from the surrounding country.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
But, according to Benson, one of the property’s most alluring features is the incredible privacy that it offers thanks to the sprawling 25-acre parcel that it occupies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
You set yourself up for disappointment if you project onto a foreign country everything that’s alluring while ignoring its drawbacks.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The promise of a big yield may sound alluring.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Captive in bucolic panopticons, their lives are at once aesthetically alluring, depressingly regressive and anthropologically fascinating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 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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