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With possibly more fund raising on tap, “focus on that supply is normal but will linger until it’s completed.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Asian equities rebounded as risk sentiment improved after a multiday global tech selloff, though concerns about aggressive artificial-intelligence spending linger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

For some cancer patients, the effects of immunotherapy can linger in an unexpected place: their joints.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Whilst sunshine will return to many places in the afternoon, rain is expected to linger for most of the day in East Anglia and the far south-east.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

They linger in the doorway, and I give them an exaggerated eye roll, playfully shoving them out into the hallway.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

“Wicker” might not spend all its time in those complex feelings, but it lingers within them long enough to cast a spell.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Three generations on, Liverpool has bounced back from those dark days but the legacy of welfare lingers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

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 ● Oct. 6, 2026

As the question lingers as to how Fortune died, petitions online signed by tens of thousands of people have called for more transparency, and members of US Congress have asked for federal intervention.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Smoke from burning wood lingers in the air.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

For most of my life, the era of American gate-keeping faced by that generation of Chinese immigrants lingered like an old scar—painful to contemplate, but numbed and faded by the passage of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The smell of smoke lingered in the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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

Its powerful algorithms feed people short videos based in part on what they already have lingered on, liked or shared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

They lingered another few moments over their goodbyes, and then they had to go.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Apple once again showed that it’s not immune to problems plaguing the broader technology sector, as lingering supply-chain uncertainties helped outweigh strength in the company’s iPhone business.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The country has a word, "yuurei", which means a lingering, troubled spirit.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

In the dirge-like “Ghosts of Greater Men,” he refers to Billy the Kid, Neil Armstrong and George Jones as lingering spirits at this time when “We’re starving for something that’s better than this.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Together, these findings suggest that lingering taste problems after COVID-19 may involve multiple biological disruptions, affecting both the way taste cells are organized and how effectively they transmit information.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

A simple trick of distracting his attention long enough to slip out through the hall, despite the lingering temptation to stay.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern