lure

Lisa was standing on top of a Warner Bros. soundstage ready to open the box of prop ashes, to allow them to float over “Old Hollywood,” a lure that Mickey loved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Known as an “urchin” bait, the lure is dominating professional competitions, sparking a rush of imitators and provoking shelf-clearing buying frenzies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The idea to accommodate Nazi generals in comfort to lure them into indiscretions was a "brilliantly devious strategy", Albano said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

While companies aren’t doing lots of hiring, they might have to pay more to lure talented people from other jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Maybe we could try to lure the monstruo to a specific place. But we’ll have to do it in the Cursed Forest.”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Japanese “urchin” lures are driving a bass-fishing frenzy, giving tackle shops an unexpected Beanie Baby moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The group used pheromone lures "which mimic the scent given off by the female moth to attract males" to look for it.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

"We suspect during the final construction stage the spider adds a pheromone that specifically lures worker ants and induces an aggressive attack, triggering the snare," said Professor Narendra.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Known as the “Danish capital of America,” the city lures in more than one million tourists a year, generating around $9 million annual in hotel and sales tax revenue, according to the New York Post.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Nothing very fine could happen with a bull that could not see the lures, but the President would not order him replaced.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

While being repelled by so much, she is also apparently lured by ethical violations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“As dumb and playful and crazy as it is, it has amazing structure,” says Shawkat of the story, which lured her both as a comedy and as something more sophisticated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Elena Hernández moved to the coca-growing region of Guaviare during the boom of the 1990s, lured by better pay.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Jasmine Karipayeva, 27 from Kazakhstan, decided to have blepharoplasty -- surgery to remove skin from the eyelids -- after "coming across a video on TikTok", lured by low prices and pictures of professional-looking surgery.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Then she went to singing a Nigerian grief song learned from her daddy, who was lured onto an illegal slave ship in 1848, when he was only twelve.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

The state’s light regulation and low taxes are luring dozens of big companies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026

One of his biggest accomplishments was luring Adolph out of retirement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The CIO of Ranmore Funds isn’t too keen on U.S. valuations at present, but the beaten-down software sector is luring him back in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

A celebrity’s ties to a property would create instant buzz—and served as a sure-fire tactic for luring in a line of prospective buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

‘Because he was luring the bear away from us. Oh, Torak. He saved our lives.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver