come on
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I agree that the internet teems with performative outrage, but come on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The warnings come on top of a rising public backlash over the impact that the AI revolution is starting to have on prices, jobs and education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, begins with Meghan, along with her husband Prince Harry, walking along a country path as she turns and says "come on, you".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But Lincoln Riley, USC’s coach, points more to Mosley’s “unique” preparation as a primary reason for why he’s come on so quickly — and why we’re only just starting to see what he’s capable of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Grace, come on up here,” Dr. Cohen says.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
But the usual come-on of the cult is that its members are special.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
A plea, a flex, a come-on — this delirious pop masterpiece contains multitudes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
"Many people, in good faith, misconstrue what I'm saying, and they think I'm trying to do a sort of come-on to the camera. And I really am not," she told food podcast Sporked.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
“An American in Paris”: “It’s jet-propelled New Year’s Eve and everyone in Paris will be there,” says Gene Kelly to Nina Foch — well, who could resist a come-on like that?
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
He was also pitching a come-on at Brinker, for he'd seen him with some letters while they were prisoners.
From Comet's Burial by Raymond Z. Gallun
Amazon enticed nonmember customers into signing up for Prime by showering them with repeated come-ons while they tried to finalize a purchase, the FTC said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
The credit-repair network that functioned as a pyramid scheme by recruiting nearly half a million agents, mostly on social media, with come-ons like, “Who needs negative items removed from their credit report permanently???”
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
But the report found those promises are often used as “bait and switch” come-ons.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
To preempt such a calamitous outcome, unorthodox come-ons are being trotted out.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021
The jingle of ricksha bells blended with car horns, the come-ons of street peddlers, a woman’s laughter, music from a nearby bar.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
