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I . lure [lʲʊə] N

II . lure [lʲʊə] VB trans

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lustre [ˈlʌstə] N

lucid [ˈluːsıd] ADJ

2. lucid:

lucid
清醒的 qīngxǐngde
lucid
理智的 lǐzhìde
▶ lucidity [luːˈsıdətı] N
▶ lucidly ADV

lucky [ˈlʌkı] ADJ

luck [lʌk] N

acre [ˈeıkə] N

I . lunge [lʌndʒ] VB intr

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II . lunge [lʌndʒ] VB trans

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lurk [lɜːk] VB intr

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lute [luːt] N

lucrative [ˈluːkrətıv] ADJ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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All classes would mingle in an effort to dazzle and grab the filthy lucre.
www.theroar.com.au
I went to my bank and asked them there to help me count my filthy lucre.
thenationonlineng.net
Politicians and bureaucrats would succumb to the lure of government lucre accumulated through taxation, tariff duties and public land sales.
en.wikipedia.org
The council further insisted that in the invocation of saints, the veneration of relics and the sacred use of images, every superstition shall be removed and all filthy lucre abolished.
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But, pursuing that kind of lucre is remarkably shortsighted, analysts say.
www.thewrap.com
Even if it is just for the filthy lucre there must at least be some competency.
www.stuff.co.nz
From this, the term filthy lucre became slang for money.
en.wikipedia.org
He would be forever ostracised by his countrymen for accepting filthy lucre from the apartheid regime.
www.theroar.com.au
The country has none, but fortunately banks do, and some of that filthy lucre goes into app development.
www.pocket-lint.com
The poor give their lives -- make the rich give their lucre.
www.canberratimes.com.au

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