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Company co-founder Adam Ellis, who grew up nearby and graduated from University of Akron, said the region, with its lingering industrial foundation, makes an ideal base.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

In fact, it’s often better when made from the odds and ends already lingering around your kitchen.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

She arrived at Roland Garros having barely played in the past three months because of the lingering effects of a viral illness, but Raducanu resisted the temptation to skip the clay-court major.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The challenge is timing and precision: removing the harmful lingering cells without disrupting the useful early repair signals.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

First, his lingering suspicions of Hamilton developed into unbridled distrust and then outright personal hatred.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis