lurk
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James noted the large increase in fuel prices underscored "potential threats that still lurk for consumers and businesses", and the UK should brace for higher inflation.
From BBC • May 20, 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
Money secrets can lurk even when accounts are shared.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
When that happens, danger tends to lurk around the corner.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Or sometimes not; sometimes it seems to lurk rather than hover kindly, and its stretch is not a yawn but an increase to be beaten back with a stick.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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