festered
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Lagarde set out to heal internal rifts among the ECB’s governing council that had festered under Draghi’s authoritative leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But this issue has festered for years, and rather than point fingers, the district or the city, or both, need to do their jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Peace proposals and presidents have come and gone but the problems have festered.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
Wilson’s lead is a working-class Black man, a former Negro league superstar whose dreams festered when baseball’s color barrier prevented him from rising into the big leagues.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
The beaches are clean where once they festered with fish guts and flies.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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