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Recent Examples of lurk
Yet the 7th Circuit took the extraordinary step of swooping in anyway, treating constraints on DHS — which has only become more violent in the months since Ellis’ order — as a lurking constitutional problem that had to be scrubbed from the books lest plaintiffs seek similar relief in the future.
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Seth Stern, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
But in the background of all these signings lurks uncertainty that could turn ironic.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Without optimism, some evolutionary biologists argue, this incredible ability would have largely gone to waste, hijacked by a persistent belief that the future was less important than whatever was lurking behind the bushes, ready to pounce, right now.
—Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026
Some twenty years later, Missy capitalized on the restless mood lurking inside the original song.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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Seth Stern, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
But in the background of all these signings lurks uncertainty that could turn ironic.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Without optimism, some evolutionary biologists argue, this incredible ability would have largely gone to waste, hijacked by a persistent belief that the future was less important than whatever was lurking behind the bushes, ready to pounce, right now.
—Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026
Some twenty years later, Missy capitalized on the restless mood lurking inside the original song.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurk
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My brother Mike knew a maintenance engineer who snuck me in to Seals & Crofts’ studio.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Nine Iranian ships traveled through the strait by turning off transponders that reveal locations, sneaking by undetected.—
Cecilia Vega,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Justin Cappos, a professor of computer science at New York University, who studies software supply-chain security, likens the attack to a typewriter hiding a second message in plain sight.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2026
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As a main guideline, think about ribcage jeans as an opportunity to actually showcase your waist rather than hiding it.—
Dino Bonačić,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2026
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Doja’s assistant slips through, gives me the thumbs-up, and ushers me into a dressing room the size of a tennis court, black velvet curtains concealing the walls.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Fighting Irish had slipped into seemingly perpetual mediocrity and unfulfilled expectations.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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And although the Catholic Church was headquartered in Rome, Christians were keenly aware that the geographic center of their faith lay elsewhere.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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We'd get inspired by the show and lay a brick path in the backyard or plant little flowers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Lurk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurk. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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