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limbo

[lim-boh] / ˈlɪm boʊ /


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But until the results come, the families behind those samples face a painful limbo.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Leicestershire have had eight points of their 27-point County Championship deduction reinstated but their Division One status remains in limbo.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Or they are in limbo, and they say, ‘I certainly don’t want to pay for it out of pocket if I’m going to have coverage in the future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Paramount, which saw its deal as pro-competition, didn’t see a need to make major changes, and the deal was stuck in limbo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

As we awaited our departure date, we continued to live in our temporary circumstances, in limbo.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

The four teams have a cumulative winning percentage of .284, which easily limbos under the all-time low-mark of .344 set by the NFC West in 2008.

From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2020

Beyond censorship issues, very few prints tend to be struck in the first place and independent low-budget productions are often plagued by copyright limbos and distribution problems.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2018

Rendered in English, Spanish, sign language and gobbledygook, the dialogue and lyrics of “Runaways” are the universal vernacular of people trapped in that most painful of limbos, the period between childhood and adulthood.

From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2016

In several images, key figures are “spot-lit” while their companions occupy gray limbos.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2016

She was still in the limbos of primitivism.

From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Harold M. Brett




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