festering

Example Sentences

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This has been a festering issue not only for the industry but also for consumers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

At a recent meeting of Save Our Domes, a local environmental group, a member described the proposed mines as “equivalent to a huge festering boil on the face of a family member.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

"I think that's always a big festering ground for horror to make statements," she says.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

The festering resentments blew up by the late 1980s.

From Slate • May 14, 2025

I felt like something ill was festering in my stomach, and my head felt like a piñata stuffed with cotton balls.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall