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was luring
  • past progressive of lure.

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In December, the company said it was luring more business from enterprise companies as a result of its AI efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

In September, Kenyan police said they had broken up a suspected "trafficking syndicate" that they said was luring Kenyans with job offers, but sending them to fight in Ukraine.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

His biggest hire was luring football coach Bryan Harsin away from Boise State.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

It felt as though she was luring an unsuspecting witness to facilitate his own arrest.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2022

Pax understood that she was luring him away from Runt.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

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