- present tense form of languish (3rd person singular).
languishes
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The sector now languishes at the bottom of its long-run trend channel, a level from which, Deutsche Bank points out, it has made a V-shaped rebound five times in the last 30 months.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
As a slideshow prepared by an executive explained, “We thrive in the valley of death,” the term for the bureaucratic gap where research languishes without being developed into a product.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
When companies purchased via buyout funds cannot be sold on, investor capital languishes in such funds for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Official readouts and state media reports have not said whether Xi and Kim discussed North Korea's nuclear weapons development, for which Pyongyang languishes under international sanctions.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Only a man who languishes for a friend exactly as for a loved woman-deserves either.
From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul
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