linger
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So AI’s threat to jobs may be modest now, but it’s enough to linger in people’s minds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Uncertainty will also linger this week until a lockup period expires on Thursday, allowing a portion of SpaceX employees to sell their shares post-IPO.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The cows like it too, it seems, and crucially, they linger in the milking parlour, clearly cool and relaxed.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
But even if “Sheep in the Box” overlaps with these memorable movies, this story would seem an ideal opportunity for Kore-eda to revisit a favorite subject: how loss can linger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
He tried not to linger on the word we.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
"But there's also a surprising amount of heart – of the warm, still-beating kind – as it lingers on the faces of its fallen," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
His regret lingers alongside his grief, allowing the viewer to understand his complex feelings of remorse.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 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
At that exact moment, as if kindled by Joseph’s thoughts, two ghostly lingers formed out of the dusty air and tapped him twice on the shoulder.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
But the chemicals take a long time to break down and have lingered in the environment, particularly in landfill, where they can leach into waterways and then into the sea.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
One moment from Bottura’s episode has lingered most.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Steel’s acquisition of a nonunion steel mill in Arkansas was a sore spot for the union that lingered for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
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
The campus crowd was already thinning out, and I didn’t want another teacher delaying my dinner any further with questions about why I’d lingered after the last recap.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
I assure you this is less about sisterly solidarity or my lingering affection for “Ted Lasso” or even a love of soccer – er, football.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
I am late to the fancy-soda party, and I won’t be lingering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Disney reported better-than-expected profits Wednesday, citing a strong performance in its theme park business amid lingering worries about macroeconomic weakness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
And they've left lingering questions about what sparked the sudden influx: whether social media posts promising an easy path to Europe just went viral or this was something more deliberate, even organised.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
“I should have realized,” Jack said, shaking off the lingering effects of the frosting.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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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