Course
Course verb - To proceed or move quickly.
Usage example: racehorses coursing down the track
Linger
Linger verb - To move or act slowly.
Usage example: since they were charging by the hour, the house painters lingered in finishing up their work
Both words in one sentence
- Of course, this hasn't been true of the Ivy schools for decades, but because so few people will ever see the inside of them, the stereotypes linger.
Source: Useful Notes / Ivy League -
The consequences of events linger, sometimes over the course of the entire series, and characters react appropriately.
Source: Series / The Clinic - The zombie survival game The Dead Linger is still in its Alpha stage, so of course it has several bugs, some of which work in favor for the player.
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