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Until then, the trucking industry had been luring business away from trains by underbidding the railroad tariffs enforced by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

From Time Magazine Archive

And now, goaded by the grasp of his hand on hers, her mind made one headlong rush at the goal towards which these accomplices had been luring her.

From Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary

No profit made its appearance any more than the cashmere with which he had been luring her on for the last six months.

From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave

Of course it was to this that Peter had been luring them.

From Peter Pan by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

His son was growing to manhood; and for years Spain had been luring James to a closer friendship by hints of the Prince's marriage with an Infanta.

From History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 by Green, John Richard