linger

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But it does reaffirm Lilly’s commitment to its strategy at a time when enterprises are feeling pressure to adopt the technology, even as questions linger around the return on investment.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Like the locals, you might plan to go for a meal and linger the whole evening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Idle has for more than a decade been largely estranged from his former collaborators, but said he prefers not to linger on that fact.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

It may be a bit more of a struggle for some Irish Sea coasts where fog could linger into Saturday afternoon.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Dicey would not let them linger before its windows, but she sat them down around her on the curb just beyond it.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt