fester
Example Sentences
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Listen to your instincts, says human-resources consultant Paul Wolfe, because workplace issues tend to fester.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Webb was able to take on some of Hong Kong’s most powerful constituencies and castigate regulatory authorities for letting corporate governance issues fester.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Sweeping contentious issues under the rug and relegating them to wanton aggravation is one major way of letting these same topics fester.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
At the same time, those provisions do not align with other features of the student-loan system that can allow the debt to fester for decades.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025
But the more he struggled, the fester the roots grew.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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