linger
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But just the fact that he requires a woman to linger around him all the time, ready to express her devotion and that of his most ardent followers, isn’t a great look.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
The disruptive possibility of open-weight models appears likely to linger, especially for OpenAI and Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
So AI’s threat to jobs may be modest now, but it’s enough to linger in people’s minds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Uncertainty will also linger this week until a lockup period expires on Thursday, allowing a portion of SpaceX employees to sell their shares post-IPO.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Catherine retrieves my pencil and lets her fingers linger on mine as she hands it to me.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
As attendees make their way out of the venue, excitement lingers through the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The attack still lingers in metro Detroit’s close-knit Jewish community, which is centered on Moss’ congressional district.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
"But there's also a surprising amount of heart – of the warm, still-beating kind – as it lingers on the faces of its fallen," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Even as yields climb and AI skepticism lingers, the bull market has a sturdy tailwind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Grief lingers, nah’mean?” he explains me to James.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
But the chemicals take a long time to break down and have lingered in the environment, particularly in landfill, where they can leach into waterways and then into the sea.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Despite admitting that he’d like to be asked back to the band, bad blood lingered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Concerns about major tech companies’ aggressive data-center investment lingered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
One moment from Bottura’s episode has lingered most.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Aunt Shuvai lingered for a week before she died.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Price pressures are lingering in other areas such as services, so there is always a danger inflation does rise by more than analysts expect later in the year.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
If you can’t fit on the one waiting in the docking area when you deplane, you’re stuck lingering for ages—a half hour or more, in some cases—until the next one arrives.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Although Ohtani hasn’t landed on the injured list for lingering inflammation and soreness in his left knee, he hasn’t pitched in a game since July 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and lingering inflation concerns contributed to market volatility.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
He was making a brave attempt, but Jason could see the sadness lingering in his eyes.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing linger
The Diary of Anne Frank
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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