linger over

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In the Starbucks drive-thru, I open Gi and linger over a poll about problem behaviors.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Even so, concerns linger over markets heading into this week’s slate of Big Tech earnings, when five companies comprising around a quarter of the S&P 500’s market value report results.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Fra’ Mani Salami Trio – There’s salami for quick sandwiches, and then there’s salami you linger over.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

But, questions linger over its margins on AI cloud infrastructure, and how it will live up to high expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

The house was always quietest now, when he could linger over nothing, with the lunch dishes in the sink and dinner far off and the kitchen bathed in incandescent sunlight.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie