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Example Sentences
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But the Gunners ground out vital results and they answered any lingering doubts over their title credentials with an emphatic 4-1 home victory over Villa on Tuesday.
From BBC
Some news stories linger after the headlines fade.
Yet lingering inflation, and the rate cuts already in the rearview, may force the Fed to move more cautiously if it decides to continue easing in 2026.
The recession’s effects lingered for years, and the credibility of market systems worldwide took a hit from which they haven’t fully recovered.
Even before the night’s performances began, attendees were clinking glasses and giving lingering hugs — the kind befitting the last day of summer camp.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
