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With light winds, more mist and fog is likely to form during the overnight periods and linger through the mornings.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Unusually high tides that have brought flooding to low-lying areas in Southern California including Newport Beach and Long Beach may linger longer than initially predicted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

With possibly more fund raising on tap, “focus on that supply is normal but will linger until it’s completed.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

For some cancer patients, the effects of immunotherapy can linger in an unexpected place: their joints.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Catherine retrieves my pencil and lets her fingers linger on mine as she hands it to me.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

“Wicker” might not spend all its time in those complex feelings, but it lingers within them long enough to cast a spell.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

The physicality of memory, the way it lingers, is the whole idea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Brownlee, who recently announced his retirement, believes the culture of not fuelling on the bike has now changed but a stigma lingers around REDs and the perception that it is a "female issue".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Residual dye lingers in tanks and fuel systems, Neuman said, adding that “even trace amounts in clear diesel can bring IRS and state penalties outside the waiver window.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Bando lingers over a rock outcrop, and we are happy to see a swatch of rare bluebells.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

For most of my life, the era of American gate-keeping faced by that generation of Chinese immigrants lingered like an old scar—painful to contemplate, but numbed and faded by the passage of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

They lingered on a bench in hospital reception without toys, bedding or baggage of any kind.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The smell of smoke lingered in the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

But in the muscular outer movements of the Brahms, only a sense of might without majesty lingered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

I lingered out of sight, afraid to come out of hiding.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The European Central Bank kept its key rate on hold last week, but lingering price pressures are driving expectations of a December rate increase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Apple once again showed that it’s not immune to problems plaguing the broader technology sector, as lingering supply-chain uncertainties helped outweigh strength in the company’s iPhone business.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The country has a word, "yuurei", which means a lingering, troubled spirit.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Moving through that lingering grief as a community is one of the most powerful components of the Hollywood Forever event, Silva added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The drumming that had been lingering in the back of my head all day began to grow louder.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia