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McCartney said confusion over the break-up had festered because the band's new manager Allen Klein - with whom he refused to align - said he had needed time to tie up some financial loose ends.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

The trade capped a final Seahawks season that included growing tension between Wilson and the organization that had festered for several years.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

Anxiety over the debts that developers were carrying had festered for much of the past decade.

From Reuters • Jul. 31, 2023

Mr. Gainer, the former sergeant-at-arms and head of the Capitol Police, said that emergencies on Capitol Hill typically exposed problems with the chain of command that had festered during quieter times.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2021

His arms, poisoned by the sap, had festered and were seeping, swollen, and hot.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry