lingering

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She arrived at Roland Garros having barely played in the past three months because of the lingering effects of a viral illness, but Raducanu resisted the temptation to skip the clay-court major.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Given lingering risks of more intervention by Japanese authorities, dollar bulls may at least want to trade with caution, Simpson says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The challenge is timing and precision: removing the harmful lingering cells without disrupting the useful early repair signals.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Crude prices have been lingering around $100 a barrel as the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route looked like it would remain blocked for the foreseeable future.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

There, Pax caught the lingering scent of the military transport caravan from the day before, but no other traffic had passed since then.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker