languished
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Yet meaningful, comprehensive control of AI both on the battlefield and off has languished, largely because trust between governments and understanding of the technology and its risks is lacking, Russell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The ETF then languished in correction territory — it never rose more than 10% off that Nov. 20 low — until it made a new low in early February.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Bloom, a fuel-cell producer, is a member of the Russell 2000, where it languished for several years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Three stop-start decades followed as silver prices languished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
While Vavilov and other geneticists languished in prison, Lysenko’s supporters launched a vigorous campaign to discredit genetics as a science.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
