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"Callan has just missed that threshold by the tiniest of margins, he has fallen between two stools time and again, leaving him to linger in a wasteland," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Unusually high tides that have brought flooding to low-lying areas in Southern California including Newport Beach and Long Beach may linger longer than initially predicted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

With possibly more fund raising on tap, “focus on that supply is normal but will linger until it’s completed.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

For some cancer patients, the effects of immunotherapy can linger in an unexpected place: their joints.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Yes, she is alive; and more sensible and collected than she was. The doctor says she may linger a week or two yet; but he hardly thinks she will finally recover.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

“Wicker” might not spend all its time in those complex feelings, but it lingers within them long enough to cast a spell.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Three generations on, Liverpool has bounced back from those dark days but the legacy of welfare lingers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Residual dye lingers in tanks and fuel systems, Neuman said, adding that “even trace amounts in clear diesel can bring IRS and state penalties outside the waiver window.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 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

Each delightful whiff lingers for a second, and then it’s gone.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

Yields on eurozone government bonds rose while the French 10-year bond yield hit its highest level since July 2002 as inflation, budget and debt risks lingered on both sides of the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Concerns about heavily indebted cloud-computing firms lingered, however.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The smell of smoke lingered in the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

In 1980, it was renamed the National Museum of American History, but the tension lingered.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Soon the children’s heads were nodding, but still Miss Mortimer’s hand lingered on the doorknob.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Apple once again showed that it’s not immune to problems plaguing the broader technology sector, as lingering supply-chain uncertainties helped outweigh strength in the company’s iPhone business.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

But, filled with lingering locals, it comes closer to a 2020s riff on the city’s 19th-century mindset.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Moving through that lingering grief as a community is one of the most powerful components of the Hollywood Forever event, Silva added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The shark, nicknamed Bukangi, became an unlikely sensation after she was spotted lingering in a canal in the south-eastern port city of Busan last month.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

When I reached our foyer, I stood next to the entry hall table, lingering there.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English