limbo
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A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "No one who dedicates themselves to a career in midwifery should be left in limbo when their skills are so urgently needed to rebuild the NHS."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
While Americans worry about gasoline prices, one of the country’s largest refining companies is languishing in regulatory limbo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The order could keep the deal in limbo for months or longer as litigation unfolds.
From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026
Into this limbo, the bullpen fits perfectly and if he’s unhappy, well, he was given a $6.5-million signing bonus to accept the ramifications of the following numbers:
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Dorothy’s insistence also had a collateral effect: one of the white computers in the branch, in the same limbo position as Katherine, had herself gone to Pearson to petition for a raise.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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