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    The smell of tobacco lingered for hours after he had gone. He lingered on for a day, then died from his wounds
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    She lingered for a moment at the jeweller's window
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    I shall not linger over the details of the crime
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    You must stop lingering and decide today