linger
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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
But despite football's world governing body confirming the proposal was being withdrawn on Saturday, the infamy will linger much longer.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
On stretches of waterfront, people linger in boats, kayaks and pool floats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
If those rains linger, however, that could also affect what is shaping up to be a battle of the ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
She let her eyes linger on the green ribbon, already mourning the loss of that piece from her collection.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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
Maybe that’s why this picnic lingers with me.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Mom lingers in the doorway and says, “Can you trust this boy, V?”
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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
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
Thorn and Valley lingered near her, and Seven could almost feel the nervous energy coming from their direction.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Disney reported better-than-expected profits Wednesday, citing a strong performance in its theme park business amid lingering worries about macroeconomic weakness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
And they've left lingering questions about what sparked the sudden influx: whether social media posts promising an easy path to Europe just went viral or this was something more deliberate, even organised.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani’s timeline back to the mound is the biggest unknown, but Friedman insisted that his lingering knee injury didn’t change the Dodgers’ evaluation of its rotation heading into the deadline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The resignation comes as Indonesia’s financial markets have been pressured by domestic and external forces, with the government’s economic policy and fiscal discipline under scrutiny, and questions lingering about the country’s market appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
She then licks her thumb and brushes it against the underside of my eye, wiping away any lingering sleep crust.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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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