linger
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The stock is falling as spending fears linger.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Joshua Joseph, the chief AI scientist at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center, compared the effect to a social-media feed and the way a few posts you linger on can quietly reshape everything you see afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Finally, I always linger by the discount produce section, where mesh bags of slightly bruised or cosmetically wonky fruits and vegetables wait in cheerful little piles.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
The pair of videos prompted her Democratic rivals in the gubernatorial race to question Porter’s temperament, a criticism that has continued to linger during debates and throughout the hotly contested campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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
Vocabulary lists containing linger
The Diary of Anne Frank
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List 5
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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