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"lingered for years" is a correct and usable expression in written English.
You can use it to describe a particular situation or feeling that has lasted a long time. For example, "The pain of her father's death lingered for years after he passed away."
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The question has lingered for years.
Weakened by strokes, she lingered for years.
Fortunately, the interview wasn't aired, which unfortunately caused an anxiety hangover that lingered for years.
The question that has lingered for years is, Why did he do it?
But the shadow of that failed bid lingered for years, and Microsoft never again tried a conquest of that magnitude.
Bruce Dial, a former federal mine inspector, said it was possible that the minors had encountered carbon monoxide that had lingered for years from previous mining operations.
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But the damage lingers for years.
(Disastrous side effects from this film could linger for years).
Lisa, from Aspen: "He could linger for years".
If nothing is done, this recession might linger for years.
Proposals for a GST, a form of sales tax, have been lingering for years.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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