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were lurking
verb
To remain concealed in order to ambush.
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Saboteurs were lurking around power plants.
In the undergrowth, chameleons were lurking.
What other hidden risks were lurking in this facility?
French journalists said he knew that microphones were lurking nearby.
As it turned out, more problems were lurking.
Three rather more worrying sets of numbers were lurking in the data dump, however.
The league also knew well that rivals like Comcast and Rupert Murdoch were lurking, helping to maximize its strong hand.
By 1 p.m. we were lurking by the Porta-Potties without having photographed anyone, and I was starting to worry.
And yet, as it turns out, the real keys to the future were lurking in the foreground all along.
What the intelligence agencies feared, however, was that among these clans of elves and goblins, terrorists were lurking.
By the time the revolution of 1958 overthrew the monarchy, the Baath party and Saddam were lurking in the wings.
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