enticement

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A year ago, Warner Bros. shares were trading at around $8, so the $31-per-share offer from Paramount was a strong enticement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

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

Instead, the enticement of this sort of think piece delights not in the brutality of violence but in the intricacy of the artful con.

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

Yet there’s an enticement in this thing, it carries with it the childish allure of dressing up.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood