linger
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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
All of it builds toward a simple, unavoidable truth: this version of the Sparks can’t afford to linger in potential.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
They linger on the steps after services to swap numbers and make coffee or dinner plans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 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
They did not linger in the house, but with a few words to the shoemaker, left by way of the garden.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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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