fester

Example Sentences

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The company is “kind of letting it fester now,” with the potential for the narrative to drag into next week, he added.

From MarketWatch

Economic shocks were worsened by violence, as conflict between armed groups festered in once relatively peaceful countries and raged in places long accustomed to the terror.

From New York Times

Given the heavy rainfall and nonporous soil, the waste festers, exposing residents to health risks.

From New York Times

“If you look hard enough, and think through the normal binaries of life, there’s a lushness to everything. Everything is a swarm of bodies teeming and festering and breaking down and regrowing.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Prospering Backyards project brings together scientists, artists, activists and community members to tackle an environmental disaster that has quietly festered for decades.

From Los Angeles Times