lame duck
Example Sentences
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He’s also a lame duck and getting lamer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
The historical record here may show that being a lame duck insulates a Fed chair from political pressures.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Even if he is a supposed lame duck, he remains profoundly dangerous.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
"I'm not sure he's a lame duck yet," Garret Martin, professor of international relations at American University, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
We had nearly reached the Round Pond when I heard a startled "squ-a-a-k!" at my feet, and a lame duck struggled up from the grass and limped painfully off.
From The Mysterious Shin Shira by W.G. Easton
