tempt

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That said, plenty of families have adult children who may be tempted to squander a large sum of money and/or even fall prey to other bad actors in their lives.

From MarketWatch

But others with little or no political experience will surely be tempted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once a professor who studied right-wing politicians, Goodwin has now been tempted to try and become one.

From BBC

He repeated familiar calls from the US for Europe to invest more in defence, saying: "We want allies who can defend themselves so that no adversary will ever be tempted to test our collective strength."

From BBC

“We want allies who can defend themselves so that no adversary will ever be tempted to test our collective strength,” Rubio said.

From The Wall Street Journal