lurks

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She presents her daughter’s sudden death in crisp, often tart prose that cannot mask the ache that lurks beneath the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In all of the tension around the founding and the founding documents, there lurks this question of Native American belonging and exclusion and citizenship.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

Fierce rivalry among factions lurks beneath the surface, resulting in regular changes of leader -- 28 since 1955 -- which act as a substitute for changes in government.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Humanity faces threats from across space and time in Doctor Who, but in its latest spin-off, trouble lurks deep underwater.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

“Just beyond the horizon, there lurks a cloud that the winds will soon bring over us,” James Q. Wilson wrote in 1995.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt