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“The downside is all the oversight falls apart and a lot of things that are festering don’t get addressed because nobody wants to upset anybody,” he said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2022

Our strengthened partnerships buffer some of the crises that are festering abroad.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

But as the movement builds, conflicts already are festering as the younger, urbanized approach challenges the tenets of modern U.S. agriculture.

From Reuters • Feb. 6, 2012

Battles like the one in Pipola are festering all over India.

From Time • Jul. 13, 2010

And you, my husband, what chance have you when so many young men are festering in idleness!

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya