lurker
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When he cranked up the pyro on the midcareer lurker ballad “The Hills,” the front rows of SoFi got a bracing reminder of how volatile this music is even when it sits atop streaming charts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
Even as I delight in others’ connecting over the internet, I remain a confirmed lurker.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2023
“I’m not a lurker who stands behind them like, ooh, ahh,” Showalter said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
He tried to focus on his job, but the lurker was making him nervous.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2021
Certainly not the late-night lurker and his crying wife, and definitely not the stomping dirt trackers.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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Scientists are still sorting out the answer, but it’s clear that these kinds of cells aren’t merely passive lurkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
“I went to them and said, ‘Hey, can we have one of those stilt walkers?’” says Slash, referring to the larger-than-life lurkers who haunt guests during the festivities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
Knowing that these pans are problematic, you may be tempted to toss any lurkers in your cupboard.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2024
Not necessarily to the “dismissives,” the small but loud minority who are convinced it’s all a hoax, but to their audiences, the lurkers who read but don’t engage.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 25, 2021
They'd hung a target on the granary doors, so they could seem to be honing their skills as archers, but he knew lurkers when he saw them.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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