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
His eyes linger on mine for a longer-than-normal moment before he darts past Zara into the house.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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His regret lingers alongside his grief, allowing the viewer to understand his complex feelings of remorse.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
As the din of clanking metal dims, the smell of grease and exhaust lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Anger also lingers over the security failures surrounding the October 7 attacks, which continues to weigh on Netanyahu's standing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
But there’s still one thing that lingers, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Max is less impressed but lingers while I take in the statue.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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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
One moment from Bottura’s episode has lingered most.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
But the trauma of the sudden influx lingered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Any who lingered too long on the coastal path were immediately ushered back out by the soldiers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Blinking the snow from my eyes, I scanned the faces of those who lingered, searching for two children among the diminishing crowd.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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These benign proteins teach the immune system to recognize and attack lingering cancer cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Any lingering hope disappeared entirely a couple of balls later when Walter - who made 44 not out off 28 balls - twice hammered Abrar for six down the ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
I assure you this is less about sisterly solidarity or my lingering affection for “Ted Lasso” or even a love of soccer – er, football.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
I’d been stealth studying Sahil the entire time in the caf, but thankfully, he did not seem to hold any lingering awkwardness over our incident from Saturday.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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