as in to tempt
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
a con man whose dupes are usually led on by their own greed and eagerness to turn an easy buck
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The tax season hadn't even officially started in late December, but the TV ads already began tempting taxpayers with a free pitch to use the TurboTax app.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025 -
As customers have ploughed their money into short-term deposits, with banks tempted by interest rates above the benchmark rate, speculation has mounted that the central bank might freeze deposits to curb an emerging savings bubble.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Loyalty plans at chains from AMC (Stubs) to Angelika are helping to lure moviegoers.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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And many grocers sell eggs below cost to lure customers to their stores.—
Laurent Belsie,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 Jan. 2025
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Eating and Drinking Make sure to carve out time for the gym because the property's dining venues seduce not just with food quality but also with outstanding design.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Medusa logo was chosen as a symbol of captivating beauty, seducing all those who behold it.—
Mattia Dognini,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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As Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on all Chinese imports, China agreeing to sell TikTok to a US buyer could help persuade Trump to diminish those blows, the thinking goes.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
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In 1932, for example, the American Federation of Musicians persuaded Congress to impose limits on these ad hoc permits under the Musicians Immigration Clarification Act.—
Gabrielle Clark,
The Conversation,
14 Jan. 2025
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With 18 seasons of NFL head coaching experience, a Super Bowl in 2013 with Seattle and a college football national championship in 2004 with USC, the winning pedigree could entice the front office to bring him in.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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The nation’s flight and digital connectivity, coupled with its safe and attractive investment climate, is enticing a growing number of international investors to establish homes on the islands.—
Panorama Media Ltd.,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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