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lurk

[lurk] / lɜrk /


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All sorts of embarrassment could lurk in those.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

These grandmothers have loads of experience, and some wisdom to go with it, but they do not lurk in the background waiting for their cue to dispense it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Murrin’s case highlights pitfalls that lurk when people entrust someone with their taxes, according to Olson.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

When that happens, danger tends to lurk around the corner.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Old sentences lurk beneath the mattress, in the rusted coils beneath her back.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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