That kind of service-in-perpetuity could become the fate of a long list of technology that many people agree are right now lingering on death's doorstop.

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Actress Natalie Wood's death certificate has been amended to reflect some of the lingering questions surrounding the star's death in 1981.

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Looking at these trends, it seems overwhelmingly probable that we will look back on the death penalty as a shameful bit of lingering of savagery.

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Lingering concern about the long-term impact of the death of Steve Jobs.

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