- present tense form of linger (3rd person singular).
lingers
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Awakened, Alma joins Elisabet as they probe their faces in a mirror—a study in likeness and difference that lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Residual dye lingers in tanks and fuel systems, Neuman said, adding that “even trace amounts in clear diesel can bring IRS and state penalties outside the waiver window.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Yet the image of the male Viking warrior stubbornly lingers, drawing crowds while also haunting the galleries like a restless specter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
As the question lingers as to how Fortune died, petitions online signed by tens of thousands of people have called for more transparency, and members of US Congress have asked for federal intervention.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
But what lingers in his place is a deep sense of sadness.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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