linger
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Finally, I always linger by the discount produce section, where mesh bags of slightly bruised or cosmetically wonky fruits and vegetables wait in cheerful little piles.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
The bitter taste of the “Scam Altman” moniker is going to linger, no matter how exciting the court victory was.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Among billions of technical events it recorded were what users would click and linger on, and for how long, the filing adds.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
And yet the suspicions stubbornly linger, causing frustration, and some concern, among tour operators.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
He tries to linger in her car, asking her a complicated question right as they approach his house, or pretending to lose something under the seat.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Vocabulary lists containing linger
The Diary of Anne Frank
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List 5
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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