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linger over

VERB
beat a dead horse
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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

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

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

Later he would want to linger over every bottle cap.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles


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