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
Most areas will see sunny spells although thick cloud will linger in north-west Scotland with patchy rain arriving during Friday afternoon.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Abatzoglou hypothesized the region’s link between wildfires and soil moisture could cause the mitigating effects of the preceding El Niño to linger longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Yes, she is alive; and more sensible and collected than she was. The doctor says she may linger a week or two yet; but he hardly thinks she will finally recover.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
His regret lingers alongside his grief, allowing the viewer to understand his complex feelings of remorse.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
“Grief lingers, nah’mean?” he explains me to James.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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
But the trauma of the sudden influx lingered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Most of those arrivals have been sent back to Morocco but crowds of the youngest ones lingered, saying they hoped to make it to mainland Europe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Past the table, a door led into a brightly lit room, and lively conversation drifted out to Anya as she lingered by the doorway.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Scientists with the Double Chooz collaboration have now measured this lingering antineutrino emission for the first time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Concerns about Federal Reserve independence and the likely return on massive artificial-intelligence investments are lingering in the background.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Any lingering hope disappeared entirely a couple of balls later when Walter - who made 44 not out off 28 balls - twice hammered Abrar for six down the ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
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
Along with the smell of stale cigarettes and lingering garlic and fish from last night’s dinner, there’s something else.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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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