enticement

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He was planning to go home when he was approached by a Russian man with an alluring offer: work as a restaurant cook for the equivalent of $5,200 a month—a staggering enticement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The amateur sleuthery means that the enticement still works even if there was nothing there to find.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2024

Ad executives say a major enticement for their clients is the chance to use Netflix’s intellectual property in commercial campaigns.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

West Ham's victory in the Europa Conference League serves as an enticement for what is possible if you take this competition - ostensibly Europe's third-tier event - seriously.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

The same enticement that had led my grandparents to do the unthinkable now offered itself to Milton and Tessie.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides