Attract
Take up
Take up verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
Both terms in one sentence
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The Load: Helpless survivors, which take up space, attract zombies, eat your food, and contribute nothing to the betterment of the colony.
Source: Tabletop Game / Dead of Winter - He decides to take up the name "Id" as he doesn't want to attract attention with the name "Chun Hwa" and travels with them to a temple to visit the Gold Dragon.
Source: Literature / Id -
Weirdness Magnet: Stephanie's mother is constantly bemoaning Stephanie's tendency to attract trouble, and once a book will suggest she take up a nice safe boring job.
Source: Literature / Stephanie Plum
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