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Adding to investor concerns were festering geopolitical tensions in Ukraine.

From Reuters • Jan. 27, 2022

Look instead at the structural problems that were festering in the city long before Covid-19 came along.

From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2020

Both were festering wounds that have worsened over the past couple weeks.

From Slate • May 8, 2020

But an investigation into Cayuga’s history found that as the agency was shifting its focus to working for the federal government, problems were festering at its upstate campus.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2018

There were festering wounds and cheeks hot with the flush of fever.

From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Coffin, Charles Carleton