linger
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But just the fact that he requires a woman to linger around him all the time, ready to express her devotion and that of his most ardent followers, isn’t a great look.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Expedition leader Josy Cardoso expects the new boat to bring travelers closer to rays, and to let them linger with the animals longer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
The expedition didn’t linger near the village long.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
Carcopino’s text was indeed a popular standard, and even if scholars of ancient slavery have long since abandoned this exculpatory view, any living historian of ancient Rome can confirm that the misjudgment lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
As attendees make their way out of the venue, excitement lingers through the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The attack still lingers in metro Detroit’s close-knit Jewish community, which is centered on Moss’ congressional district.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
His regret lingers alongside his grief, allowing the viewer to understand his complex feelings of remorse.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
The tear gas lingers and drifts like smoke.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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
Concerns about major tech companies’ aggressive data-center investment lingered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
One moment from Bottura’s episode has lingered most.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Unlike the plant-based moisturizers I had been using before this experiment, the tallow-based creams lingered on my skin for hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
She chose the most elegant among them and lingered nearby, waiting for its owners to approach.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Price pressures are lingering in other areas such as services, so there is always a danger inflation does rise by more than analysts expect later in the year.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
If you can’t fit on the one waiting in the docking area when you deplane, you’re stuck lingering for ages—a half hour or more, in some cases—until the next one arrives.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
On any given Friday night, the restaurants around me are full of twenty-somethings lingering over drinks long after they’ve paid the check.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Although Ohtani hasn’t landed on the injured list for lingering inflammation and soreness in his left knee, he hasn’t pitched in a game since July 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
A couple of kids are lingering in their parents’ cars, while the rest wait outside, chatting in pairs or groups of three.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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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