languish

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South Korea retains the death penalty but has not carried out an execution since 1997, leaving dozens to languish on death row.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Prior to the earnings report, Jefferies analyst Brent Thill warned that Salesforce’s stock could continue to languish in the near term over AI concerns.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

The winning treats have disappeared, while runners-up still languish on their plates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

They now languish in eighth place, eight points behind Arsenal and four adrift of City, but with momentum stalled.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Why else had he been willing to languish in the shadow of the vice presidency for those godforsaken years if not to use it as a stepping-stone to the prize itself?

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis