Word: lingers
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After all, when the University’s 26th president left campus in June 2001, he was not exactly encouraged to linger. In choosing Larry Summers to replace Rudenstine, then-Corporation member D. Ronald Daniel told the New York Times, “We agreed that we needed somebody more aggressive, more pushy, bolder...
...Crimson know that they cannot afford to look too far into the future, just like they cannot afford to linger in the past. Seniors like Welch and Flynn would rather live in the present, and that means putting the loss to Northeastern behind them...
...found two life events that seem to knock people lastingly below their happiness set point: loss of a spouse and loss of a job. It takes five to eight years for a widow to regain her previous sense of well-being. Similarly, the effects of a job loss linger long after the individual has returned to the work force...
...grief," she thinks at one point. "She feels as if a sack of cement has been poured into her and quickly hardened." After many years she arrives at last at a final equilibrium that could almost be called peace if you did not know all the things that still linger bitterly within...
...local flower shop’s abundance of roses, lilies and orchids invites customers to linger. It also makes the Brattle Square Florist a perfect party location. Once the lush and fragrant atmosphere is supplemented with drinks, hors d’oeuvres and music, even a party of 70-plus guests can feel intimate. The only downside: the narrow storefront places the bar at the back, which hampers mingling. But, as one enthusiastic partygoer at Tali Rapaport’s ’05 recent birthday bash pointed out, with servers limited to a two-way course...