festered
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The current generation of players have decided now is the time to act on a disagreement that has festered for much of the past two decades.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The “ignominy” of missing action, we are told, remained a “badge of shame” that festered for the rest of his life, “driving him to seek reckless vindication” in confrontations with other men of his class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
No amount of martyrdom can save his legacy from succumbing to the rot he festered.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
Resentment festered in the meantime, as Bush and his peers questioned why the school hadn’t fought harder to defend him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
The beaches are clean where once they festered with fish guts and flies.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
