lingered
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After Reagan narrowly survived an assassin’s bullet outside the same Washington Hilton where the correspondents dinner took place, the bump in his approval ratings lingered for months.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026
His passion for music, however, lingered persistently in the background.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
She spent more than 320 days in space on her last mission, but she said the sensation of weightlessness had never lingered so long.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The first dogs were descendants of grey wolves that lingered around human camps at the end of the Ice Age, scavenging leftovers and slowly becoming tamer.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Even after I reached the stairs and took them two at a time, the gas lamps’ glow lingered in my vision like spreading flames.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
