linger over
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Videos linger over the mounds of quarters and stacks of bills a store’s machines can generate, making the business look like a low-effort, high-reward way to pursue the American dream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
And questions linger over the postseason availability of several other MLB difference-makers as October approaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
In the Starbucks drive-thru, I open Gi and linger over a poll about problem behaviors.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
I’m a Capricorn from Wisconsin, which means my birthday arrives at the coldest, darkest time of the year — when people stay close to home, not linger over dinner or celebrate anything at all.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
Brian shrugged and continued, calling out the names in singsong fashion, with measured pauses, letting his voice linger over the names and numbers, a weird litany here in the quiet office.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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