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Like, at one point, Spears talked about being forced to go to therapy with providers she didn’t like or trust, sent to offices where she suspected paparazzi were lurking.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2021

Ahead of them, Oosthuizen and Xander Schauffele were lurking at even par.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2020

Then, in the eighth, the Nationals were lurking again after Rendon worked a two-out walk to bring up Harper.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2018

He paused to smile before mentioning players who were lurking.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2018

Nhamo poked around the edge with a stick, but even after she had satisfied herself that no scorpions were lurking, she couldn’t bring herself to carve.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer