tempting

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Very tempting, although that yield I suspect will fall, as BofA shores up its balance sheets.

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  1. adjective Having strong appeal; enticing: a tempting repast.

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  • If we are ever going to get the private sector to wake up from its Rip Van Winkle status, the government is going to have to start giving individual investors and hedge funds and private equity firms some wins, something tempting, which is what the investment banks -- remember them? —  BloggingStocks
  • Clearly, "global warming" is a tempting issue for many very important groups to exploit. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • And then having this drug that kept you awake in an enjoyable way was kind of tempting, too. —  Chicagoray's Views and News
  • But while munis are tempting, they aren't foolproof, says Joseph P. Darcy, municipal fund manager at BNY Mellon-owned Dreyfus. —  Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com
  • Very tempting, although that yield I suspect will fall, as BofA shores up its balance sheets. —  COUNTERCOLUMN: The Adjunct of Evil
 

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tempting:   tempt ·  tempted ·  tempts
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