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Example Sentences
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A problem with one month of missing rent data can linger for the next six months, said Riccardo Trezzi, a former Federal Reserve economist who runs an economic-consulting firm in Geneva.
This carrot cake is deep and layered, a slow-burn kind of sweetness that lingers without shouting.
From Salon
Ollie Pope lingered for a while in the middle of the Adelaide Oval, having been dismissed early on day two of the third Ashes Test.
From BBC
He asks me to leave the specifics out of this story, given the industry’s litigious nature and the lingering trauma of this decades-old battle.
From Salon
Warner said it had lingering concerns about the financing, including the use of an Ellison family trust to backstop the deal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
