alluring
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The book’s playful interrogation of traditional gender expectations is sharpened with the introduction of 1855 Caleb, a fantasy and a nightmare, a stern, quiet man who Natalie finds both terrifying and alluring.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Venturing into this world as a teen had an alluring "cool" factor for Dr Aiqing Wang, now a senior lecturer in Chinese at the University of Liverpool.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Nobel Prize-winning Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek helped Ottinger, 83, write the script, which is set in some of Vienna's most alluring locations.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
And although the prospect of tapping into Venezuela’s vast riches might be alluring, people close to ConocoPhillips note it has an abundant backlog of safe, lucrative oil fields to drill—from West Texas to Alaska.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
The singing, thundering, magical words made her seem doubly dangerous, doubly alluring.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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