entice
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Gao, who trained in France, is helping Chinese wine expand internationally, as sommeliers seek to entice drinkers bored by Bordeaux and Barolo with new wine experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Tanner feels the diversity of the line-up and the addition of a new campsite for over-21s this year will "entice a lot of people from different age groups".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Will the promise of time off for "Grand Theft Auto VI" entice US soldiers to reenlist?
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
They also helped entice investors to keep participating in new bond offerings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
“We can stop at BookBarn on the way back,” Mom says, as if to entice me.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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The half-crazed King, magnificently sung by the ever-disruptive Timur, lusts after Salome by speaking and singing at different speeds he selects on a metronome, as he entices her to type for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
A can of worms—its opening both entices and repels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
He argued they include private exchanges with lawyers, details about policy-making decisions and information that would reveal how the state entices companies to invest here.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
Other scientific evidence shows that synchronous male behavior entices groups of females, Hensley said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
It’s this weakness, whatever it is, that entices me.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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Western Electric’s clear-cased Model 302 telephone enticed gawkers with an impressively complex system of wires and mechanisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Visitors write down their names, sometimes add an ID card number, and sign to say that nobody forced or enticed them to attend church.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The lawsuits, consolidated by a federal court in Northern California, alleged that Apple enticed consumers to overpay for new devices by falsely advertising that certain iPhones included improvements to its virtual assistant, Siri.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Authorities enticed companies with comprehensive financial, tax and employment support packages -- some were offered three‑year tax exemptions and 10 years of free rent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The lord of the dark underworld, the king of the multitudinous dead, carried her off when, enticed by the wondrous bloom of the narcissus, she strayed too far from her companions.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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When Gemini 4 Argon does finally reach enterprise customers, it could boast an enticing price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Long-duration bonds tend to pay the highest yields and can be enticing, but they come with greater interest-rate risk.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The positions of the full-backs help by enticing narrow opponents to be stretched wider.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Their large presence has proven to be an enticing target for Iran.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Somehow, during the long, bleary-eyed days of 1959, she accepted an offer even more enticing than being invited into the editorial meetings: Jim Johnsons marriage proposal.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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