linger
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Similar feelings linger for another controversial maneuver, in which Koch opted to replace the vessel’s tactician, J.J.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 2, 2026
The “clear and present danger” for U.S. stocks is rising 10-year Treasury yields, a threat that’s likely to linger.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 25, 2026
Instead of being removed from the body, these cells can linger in tissues and release substances that affect surrounding cells.
From Science Daily β Sep. 23, 2026
For many people, though, the effects of caffeine can linger for far longer.
From BBC β Sep. 17, 2026
She’d convinced herself that there was no reason to let her thoughts linger there.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Residual dye lingers in tanks and fuel systems, Neuman said, adding that “even trace amounts in clear diesel can bring IRS and state penalties outside the waiver window.”
From MarketWatch β Oct. 6, 2026
Yet the image of the male Viking warrior stubbornly lingers, drawing crowds while also haunting the galleries like a restless specter.
From Science Daily β Sep. 23, 2026
As attendees make their way out of the venue, excitement lingers through the air.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 21, 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 β Aug. 9, 2026
He lingers over nothing at first, but in the kitchen he pauses.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
In 1980, it was renamed the National Museum of American History, but the tension lingered.
From Salon β Sep. 25, 2026
From the start, questions have lingered over the robustness of the revision, which has seen 130 million names from across India struck off the voters' list.
From BBC β Sep. 24, 2026
U.S. stocks ended mixed as buzz about AI products propelled large tech companies to more record highs even as energy inflation fears lingered.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 22, 2026
After the memorial service, El-Sayed lingered for a bit to shake the hands of people in attendance.
From Slate β Sep. 17, 2026
Other structures loomed in the distance, and beyond it all lingered Lake Michigan’s vast liquid darkness.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Truist starts IBM stock at Hold, citing lingering concerns over the tech giant’s second-quarter execution fumble.
From Barron's β Oct. 9, 2026
Both he and Vrabel have said they don’t feel there have been any lingering effects from that injury.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 28, 2026
Christo Grozev, an investigative journalist, had offered me his help in figuring out the lingering questions around my arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
He blamed his croaky impersonation on a lingering "fresher's flu".
From BBC β Sep. 24, 2026
She found the baboon troop still lingering by the stream.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing linger
The Diary of Anne Frank
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12β15
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