lingering
Example Sentences
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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
The eurozone’s adjusted trade surplus widened in July, signaling a boost to the economy from trade at the start of the third quarter despite lingering geopolitical uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Instead of lingering for weeks, it traveled upward and erupted within a matter of hours.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
After the initial dust cloud that followed the collapse of the World Trade Center, months of pollution and lingering dust ensued, causing cancers from which thousands of New Yorkers still suffer today.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
I spent more time than I should have lingering by their table.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
