creep
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A worker making $50,000 a year or $200,000 a year may not feel financially secure, given lifestyle creep, mortgage payments, childcare, school fees, etc.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
The problem: A lot of those people still only know the manosphere creep through his clips and not his full videos, where his ugly visions are actually laid out in full.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Nevadans have been known to drive for several miles and wait in long lines to buy Powerball tickets, particularly when jackpots creep into 10 figures.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“With the increase in capex effectively taking us back to the project’s sanction case for 5% less production and 9% higher real costs, productivity-driven cost creep has been the key disappointment,” says Macquarie.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
I direct my eyes away from her, stare at the network of spider cracks that creep along her ceiling.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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