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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lurking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is hidden or waiting in a concealed manner, often with a sense of threat or unease.
Example: "In the shadows, there was a lurking presence that made everyone feel uneasy."
Alternatives: "a hidden" or "a concealed".
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Others warned of a lurking shadow inventory.
Al-Qaeda still has a lurking presence.
Yet they lived with a lurking fear.
In her voice and face was a lurking sorrow.
Cities bring out a lurking paranoia in some people.
Beneath all this, there runs a lurking comedy.
The rivalry between the two masks a lurking kinship, though.
"I have a lurking theory that we're where the Soviet Union got to in about 1988.
In public spaces like buses, colleges, restaurants, there is a lurking fear.
Soon enough, a lurking feeling — part claustrophobia, part genuine disconnect — sneaked up on them.
When the screen lifts, it reveals a lurking stage jungle, a wild tangle of artificial leaves.
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