temptation
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"In Love Island, all the people are single. In Temptation Island, there are real couples, and they are putting their love at risk," he says.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025
I’d even take “The Last Temptation of Christ” over “Rain Man,” as the latter feels more like a cultural artifact and the former remains a profound and sincere meditation on faith.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023
In the New Testament, there's the story of the Temptation of Christ, which centers on Jesus going into the desert to fast for 40 days.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2023
Bernard Goldberg, founder of the gallery, said he believes that his panel with a snake was originally called Temptation, and the one with a leopard was Animation.
From New York Times • May 7, 2023
“Had a lot of that back then, you know. Temptation, probably.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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Bridge to Terabithia
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