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lure

[loor] / lʊər /




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Researchers have uncovered a surprising side effect of artificial lighting: ordinary streetlights can lure thousands of tiny land dwelling isopods into giant synchronized "death spirals."

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

Asset managers are developing income-oriented equity products that may lure older savers off the sidelines, Nomoto says.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Just weeks after Roberto de Zerbi's side narrowly avoided relegation on the final day, they are trying to lure one of Newcastle's best players to North London.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

“People who have been traumatized with generational poverty are the most vulnerable to the lure of materialism,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

"King Raven is trying to lure the dogs," Oteg said.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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

A four-part ‘Lord of the Flies’ buzzes onto Netflix, ‘Othello’ gets a pared-down, four-actor staging, the Venice Biennale lures art lovers to La Serenissima, and more.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

Soon the smell of cookies baking lures me downstairs.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Then Orchid moved to town, lured by a sprawling ranch for her four horses.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Charles and Caroline mourn their part in that displacement; they set out for Kansas with the best of intentions, lured by false advertisements of “free” land that never was.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

In 2005, Jamie Dimon was taking over as chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase JPM 0.50%increase; up pointing triangle when he lured a Goldman Sachs foreign-exchange derivatives trader to join him.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Rohl was given funds to bring in four players in January and Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland has already been lured from Hearts as a squad reshape beckoned in his first summer at the helm.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

I lured Wil and Sim to the Eolian with the promise of free drinks, the one piece of generosity I could afford.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Small-business owners buzzed customers in through locked doors and, at closing time, rolled down metal security gates, luring graffiti vandals.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Oliver Wyman’s Kenneth Chow said cheaper overseas destinations and favorable travel policies have been successful in luring Chinese consumers abroad.

From MarketWatch Apr. 23, 2026

In recent years, other countries such as Ireland and Canada have added special tax incentives targeting animated projects, luring productions out of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

LIV caused a 'civil war' in professional golf in 2022 when they started luring star names away from the PGA Tour with the offer of huge pay increases.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

He doesn’t say bye or anything, he just looks at me for a little longer, likely sizing me up, or maybe questioning whether or not I’m actually luring him into a trap.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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