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If those rains linger, however, that could also affect what is shaping up to be a battle of the ages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Washing produce can reduce your risk, but it doesn’t eliminate it as the parasites can linger in the crevices of produce like raspberries and lettuce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

The cloud inland gets burned off by the strong sunshine at this time of year but cloud can linger near North Sea coasts.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Those wins offset the impact of soaring oil prices and geopolitical tensions that continue to linger in the Persian Gulf.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

She let her eyes linger on the green ribbon, already mourning the loss of that piece from her collection.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

But the coincidence lingers: a man punished for insisting on honest numbers, spending his final year unable to speak in public, his illness advancing in the silence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Anger also lingers over the security failures surrounding the October 7 attacks, which continues to weigh on Netanyahu's standing.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

But there’s still one thing that lingers, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

While uncertainty lingers over improvements and timetables at LAX, the county’s second-busiest airport is on the brink of big changes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

But what lingers in his place is a deep sense of sadness.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

First, that drove investment in public space companies while SpaceX lingered in the private market, then sold those stocks to buy SpaceX’s newly minted shares.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

“I’ve had a great life and an enjoyable life, but no sense of bond and family,” Kaplan said between innings as dust from home plate lingered about, tears welling up from who-knows-what.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Has the office served its purpose, or has it lingered one bureaucracy layered on top of a bunch of other bureaucracies, as some critics foresaw?

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

During that time, he’s lingered just below the first tier of indie-rock singer-songwriters in terms of popularity and critical acclaim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

We lingered over our coffee as the kitchen clocks struck, and then again.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Derek Tang, co-founder of LH Meyer/Monetary Policy Analytics, agreed there is lingering doubt in the market.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Innuendo leaves a lingering stink that’s harder to dispel.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

Goddard said the department let its previous operating agreement with Flock lapse last week due to lingering questions over who owns the data collected by the company’s plate readers and who has access to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

The breathtaking $26.5 billion listing by SK provided some much-needed affirmation to investors that the AI boom remains on course, despite lingering worries about extended valuations and eye-watering capital spending.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

She smelled soap and sweat and the lingering scent of something else that she couldn’t quite name.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny