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Once the fog lifts, brighter spells should develop, although some areas of low cloud may linger.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Unusually high tides that have brought flooding to low-lying areas in Southern California including Newport Beach and Long Beach may linger longer than initially predicted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

Videos linger over the mounds of quarters and stacks of bills a store’s machines can generate, making the business look like a low-effort, high-reward way to pursue the American dream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He tries to linger in her car, asking her a complicated question right as they approach his house, or pretending to lose something under the seat.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

“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

The physicality of memory, the way it lingers, is the whole idea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Brownlee, who recently announced his retirement, believes the culture of not fuelling on the bike has now changed but a stigma lingers around REDs and the perception that it is a "female issue".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Downbeat and irreverent, Mr. deWitt’s road-trip novel glances at, though never lingers over, themes of responsibility, abandonment and agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Only her perfume lingers in the space she occupied moments before.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The smell of smoke lingered in the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

But in the muscular outer movements of the Brahms, only a sense of might without majesty lingered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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

Anya lingered, wondering if anyone had even seen her throw the first horseshoe, and then Mama shoved past the crowd.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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

Despite being reigning Test world champions, having beaten Australia in the final in 2025, there were still lingering doubts about South Africa's standing, given the gentle run of opponents to that Lord's showpiece.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Though Ohtani battled lingering left knee and recurring right biceps injuries through much of the season, surgery is “not on the table.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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

My voice continued to change, until I felt as though Yakov stood in the room with me, lingering just out of sight.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros