fester
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"As a man you could just bottle it up... it will fester and grow and it can very quickly turn very, very dark," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
We start talking about relationships and unhealthy withdrawal and letting things fester to the point that when the emotions come out, it feels abrupt and the other person has no idea what’s going on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Given your reaction, I don’t believe it’s a good idea to let this fester.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Salim says that both show the dangers of allowing pride to fester and swell unchecked.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
As Cicero explains showily, he himself hesitates to directly order the banishment—because then, he says, not only would he appear cruel and tyrannical but Catiline’s coconspirators would still fester in the heart of the city.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Farmers and herders clash over land in the centre of the country while a simmering separatist movement festers in the southeast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
By your early 70s, the anxiety festers and grows.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
With no immediate help from officers, the fear and anxiety festers inside you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025
Journalists who joined the patrol also witnessed what life has been like for the Philippine Coast Guard as the South China Sea dispute festers.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023
Below us Toronto festers in the evening heat, the trees spreading like worn moss, the lake zinc in the distance.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
But an uneasy tension festered behind the fanfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
No amount of martyrdom can save his legacy from succumbing to the rot he festered.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
But the chaos Yoon unleashed that night has festered.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
“We’ve been grinding hard, but it’s just a disappointing factor that others waited too long to do something about it, you know? That’s why it’s festered into this,” Hernandez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2024
However few people can successfully demonstrate a principle in common ethics when their deliberation is festered with emotionalism.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
As earnings season gets under way, festering worries about artificial-intelligence stocks could be put to bed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mountains of festering trash blight the streets of the capital, as dump trucks don’t have fuel to pick up the waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
But with little progress on the issues festering and so much riding on their relationship, any reprieve could be temporary—and the space for surprises large.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
This has been a festering issue not only for the industry but also for consumers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Old scars and some festering blisters stretched along her hide.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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