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Tennessee propositioned Paramount Skydance, hoping to tempt it to become the next company to leave California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

The menu is designed for sharing, though a few dishes may tempt you to keep them to yourself.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

In meetings in Caracas and Houston, the parties have yet to agree on contract terms that would tempt the company to risk entering the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

High unemployment rates and the lack of prospects in Iraqi Kurdistan have made it easy for gangs to tempt young people to gamble everything on a journey to mainland Europe and the UK.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

He unfastened the bell and put it way back in the cash register drawer, next to Mama’s earring, so it wouldn’t tempt anyone else.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

Wigler noted that the promise of hitting goals fast with AI tempts tech start-up teams already prone to long workdays to lose track of time and stay on the job even deeper into the night.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

But this is a delicate business, and the administration tempts chaos unless it learns to exercise its power with a lot more finesse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

The sunk-cost fallacy tempts people to pay escalating premiums because they’ve paid for so long.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025

As majority investors, Clearlake appears to have the upper hand, but Boehly could bank on Eghbali and Feliciano being answerable to shareholders should an offer come in that tempts them.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024

Nearly tempts him to the window, but he stops himself.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

United officials were quick to make it known the number nine shirt Rashford wore in Poland was not permanent, to stave off any complaints from those tempted to buy one.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Or could they be tempted by the huge profit to be made if they sell the rest of their stake to Bezos's group?

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

And you shouldn't be tempted to try using sunglasses or dark goggles instead.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

With the yield on 2-year Treasury notes hitting its highest level in over a year, clients will be sorely tempted to move cash out of bank accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

I returned my hand to my side and curled my fingers against my palm so I wouldn’t be tempted to comfort him, until I knew that was what he wanted.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Those offers can look tempting, especially when you’re sitting on a large sum.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

A tempting life as a full-time family man nearly pulled Khalil Mack away from football.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

"After the colourful spring with seemingly lots of beautiful butterflies appearing across the UK, it's tempting to assume we're heading for a bumper summer," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

They may also weaken the pleasurable reward signals that make certain foods especially tempting.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

It is tempting to think of it as an inhabited world.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan