lured

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Experts say that young men in particular are being lured into losing money by websites and apps that look and feel like traditional places to trade stocks and shares, rather than gamble.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

What used to be a normal occasion became a rarity once LIV Golf launched in 2022 and lured away many of the game’s top players with enormous paydays.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

San Francisco is in the midst of a new tech boom fueled by artificial intelligence that has lured new residents to the city and boosted a downtown economy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Urbina shared documents that detail how she was lured into the scam, and ProPublica corroborated her story with her husband and Catholic Charities.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Squirrels lived in the tree, and after weeks of tempting them with leftover breakfast scraps, Perry lured one off a branch onto the window sill and through the bars.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote