fester
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She says she does her best to tell him that the system is cruel and wrong, but she doesn’t want the anger to fester.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Despite this, he's facing a dwindling number of volunteers and donors - a symptom, as he puts it, of a town "left to fester" in economic strife.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Sweeping contentious issues under the rug and relegating them to wanton aggravation is one major way of letting these same topics fester.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
At the same time, those provisions do not align with other features of the student-loan system that can allow the debt to fester for decades.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025
"And your breast must be washed and sewn, lest the wound fester."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
By your early 70s, the anxiety festers and grows.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
Journalists who joined the patrol also witnessed what life has been like for the Philippine Coast Guard as the South China Sea dispute festers.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023
The trial will revisit one of the most searing manifestations of how hatred and intolerance that festers online can spread onto the streets.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
“This is part of our ongoing work to confront the ways in which hate activity festers online,” Clarke said Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2020
Now everything resonates, sticks like a splinter, festers.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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
But an uneasy tension festered behind the fanfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
But this issue has festered for years, and rather than point fingers, the district or the city, or both, need to do their jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
No amount of martyrdom can save his legacy from succumbing to the rot he festered.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
The thought of the man brought a wave of sorrow chased by anger, but she didn’t know who exactly to be angry at, so it just festered.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
As earnings season gets under way, festering worries about artificial-intelligence stocks could be put to bed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mountains of festering trash blight the streets of the capital, as dump trucks don’t have fuel to pick up the waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
Ray’s mysterious and fraught history as a member of the British military during the Troubles is a festering boil this film will eventually lance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
As I soon found out, anger at me had been festering in him ever since yesterday, and Aunt Loma’s fit brought it to a head.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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