lingering

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This relationship suggests the seals may be repaying a lingering oxygen debt accumulated during diving and hunting trips.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

But the principality’s lingering image as a Ruritanian outpost disturbs the family as it looks out from Vaduz castle on a thriving country smoothly run by supply-side economists, bankers and industrialists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

His victory sets up a general election campaign focused on the lingering fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“The ‘teflon market’ has proved resilient despite lingering concerns, driven by strong corporate profits,” Lerner said.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

The lingering despair had disappeared with the piles of garbage.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm