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Pelinka said after a “deep dive” into Kessler’s medical history, the organization is not concerned the injury will linger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The “clear and present danger” for U.S. stocks is rising 10-year Treasury yields, a threat that’s likely to linger.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The impact of the disruptions could linger into 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Instead of being removed from the body, these cells can linger in tissues and release substances that affect surrounding cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The house was always quietest now, when he could linger over nothing, with the lunch dishes in the sink and dinner far off and the kitchen bathed in incandescent sunlight.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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
For all the sore glutes and calves, what lingers most is the appeal of turning this into a weekend ritual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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
The smell still lingers everywhere and sticks to our clothes and skin, and even our food.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
Those summer clouds that had darkened the atmosphere among fans had lingered into the start of this Nations League campaign.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In 1980, it was renamed the National Museum of American History, but the tension lingered.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
After the memorial service, El-Sayed lingered for a bit to shake the hands of people in attendance.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
As the wedding approached, the cake lingered as an unresolved item.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
I lingered out of sight, afraid to come out of hiding.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Treasury yields hovered near multidecade highs as lingering concerns about the long-term economic outlook weighed on the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He blamed his croaky impersonation on a lingering "fresher's flu".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In his second year in the majors, he was thrust into the primary role behind the plate for two months because of Will Smith’s lingering neck injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The wide spread may have been a lingering artifact of the Eurozone debt crisis that followed the financial crisis, but either way, it has started to widen.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Tyler talked for a long time, moving through the events quickly but lingering in a wasteland of rationalization and self-recrimination.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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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