tantalizing
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Geese have undeniably been at the forefront of conversations on tantalizing, new rock and the revival of the classic “band scene.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
In this forbidding portrait, suffering threatens to outweigh the tantalizing possibility of redemption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
And yet the prospect of using origami to improve existing technologies is, for some, tantalizing.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
They’re inspiring and tantalizing, each salad photo a beautiful showcase of visual media at its finest.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
All of these tantalizing clues make it likely that Jomon people were starting to practice some slash-and-burn agriculture, but it was evidently in a casual way that made only a minor contribution to their diet.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing tantalizing
The Giver
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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The Things They Carried
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