linger
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Among Hackman properties is Culver Steps, a popular office and retail complex where Erewhon is an anchor tenant and attraction for visitors who linger in the center’s outdoor spaces.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Best not linger on that one for too long.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
There are also risk factors that continue to linger.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The stock is falling as spending fears linger.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
In the valley that first snow would melt but on the mountain it would linger, burying the Princess until spring, when she would reappear, watchful.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Vocabulary lists containing linger
The Diary of Anne Frank
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List 5
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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