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Washing produce can reduce your risk, but it doesn’t eliminate it as the parasites can linger in the crevices of produce like raspberries and lettuce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
"That model is currently showing improvements on Saturday, but it is likely that smoke will linger and recirculate for a while," the agency said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
A great appetizer gives everyone something to snack on while the grill heats up, while an easy dessert lets the evening linger without sending you back into the kitchen for another complicated cooking project.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Any storms are likely to linger for hours.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
I tried waking up the girls, but they were dazed and disorientated and wanted only to be left alone, to linger in bed a little longer.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
As the din of clanking metal dims, the smell of grease and exhaust lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Anger also lingers over the security failures surrounding the October 7 attacks, which continues to weigh on Netanyahu's standing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
But there’s still one thing that lingers, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
It is that sense of hope which lingers on as Gold closes the album.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Uncle Son lingers without getting on the new ship; so do we.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
In the two years since, questions have lingered about the extent of U.S. involvement in the stunning capture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
First, that drove investment in public space companies while SpaceX lingered in the private market, then sold those stocks to buy SpaceX’s newly minted shares.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The company lost $5.8 billion in fiscal 2023 as demand for memory collapsed, prices fell, and inventory lingered on the shelves.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Has the office served its purpose, or has it lingered one bureaucracy layered on top of a bunch of other bureaucracies, as some critics foresaw?
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
As I went through my morning routine, the pain slowly faded, while the sense of disquiet lingered like a bad stench.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
A couple of months ago, I made the mistake of lingering on an Instagram post that promised teachings on how to “regulate your nervous system.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
An AFP journalist saw thick black smoke rising over the Moscow region Saturday morning, lingering until at least the late afternoon.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Innuendo leaves a lingering stink that’s harder to dispel.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Goddard said the department let its previous operating agreement with Flock lapse last week due to lingering questions over who owns the data collected by the company’s plate readers and who has access to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Whatever lingering influence she had on him was enough.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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