lingered
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Concerns about heavily indebted cloud-computing firms lingered, however.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The smell of smoke lingered in the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Shares of CoreWeave fell 12% and are down more than 50% from their highs earlier this year as concerns about the cloud-computing company’s ability to pay down debt lingered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The match eventually resumed on the fourth day and the cancellation of the tour was narrowly avoided, but mistrust and ill-feeling between England and Pakistan lingered for years later.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
So, I sat back and drank the fresh glass of tea he made for me, without milk or sugar this time, so that the leaves’ strong, earthy taste lingered like smoke on my tongue.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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