fester
Example Sentences
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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
The Jewish community has warned time and again that when hatred is allowed to fester, when it is excused, normalized or mainstreamed, it inevitably leads to violence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
For Congolese former deputy Enoch Ruberangabo, who comes from an ethnic Tutsi community in the restive east, Mobutu was a leader who "allowed community tensions to fester".
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
“He said we can’t hide from our fears. We have to be able to talk about them, or else they’ll fester like poison, eating us from the inside.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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