lurk
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What is true today, as potential bidders for the Dodgers lurk and coalesce amid L.A.’s turn at uncertainty, is that the Padres have an energetic and effervescent couple as their new principal owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Their formation in markets often suggest further price declines lurk on the horizon.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
All sorts of embarrassment could lurk in those.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Shattering events lurk in the fog of misunderstanding through which the kid fights to find things that will please her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
He knew the guards liked to lurk in dark doorways, invisible as ravens at night in their black suits.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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He invited his audiences to look at a door and investigate what lurks behind it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
SpaceX shares are ever-so-slightly coming back down to earth — but stock indexes represent a fresh catalyst that lurks on the horizon.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026
That disposition lurks behind his piercing hazel-green eyes, which seem to absorb every detail of the small coffeeshop and our fellow patrons, and it’s at the heart of how he moves through the world.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
A parallel danger lurks in the Himalayas and other high mountain areas like the Andes, where melting glaciers have created thousands of new lakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Other times he was that red Devil who lurks on the Underwood ham cans, self-satisfied and corrupt in his bow tie, mustache, and arrow-point tail.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Drones also lurked near ports and other infrastructure sites, and they shut down civilian traffic at major airports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Both suffered outages on Thursday afternoon as Tropical Cyclone Narelle lurked off the coast of Western Australia.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
These gloomy thoughts lurked in my subconscious as I gobbled up this entire book over Thanksgiving weekend.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025
The Canadian Olympian, who competed at the Tokyo Games, has lurked in the background, waiting her turn to take center stage after battling injuries during her career in Westwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2025
A dark, fanged creature lurked just behind the hero, glowering malevolently.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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Critics warn of another potential “Lehman Brothers” moment lurking around the corner for AI, while “Big Short” investor Michael Burry predicted in August a 1987-style fall for the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Something like that could be lurking for enrollees next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
More parents are calling up hiring managers, applying for jobs on their adult child’s behalf, and even showing up—or lurking just off-screen—on Zoom calls to help navigate difficult conversations or go over benefits packages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
There is a spa trip and fancy dinner at a restaurant and behind it all, lurking silently, a cancer scare.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
They were still lurking around out in the woods.
From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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