festering
Example Sentences
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But festering eyesores are everywhere, as Bass herself indicated when she called in to KTLA-TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
As earnings season gets under way, festering worries about artificial-intelligence stocks could be put to bed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
But with little progress on the issues festering and so much riding on their relationship, any reprieve could be temporary—and the space for surprises large.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Behind Altman’s “code red” declaration, however, are tensions between camps inside the company that have been festering for years, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
In fact, housing was a fundamental and perennial concern, dating back to slavery days, a festering sore which was often decried by community leaders, white and black, but which never seemed to heal.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
