languishing

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Bitcoin has been in the doldrums for months, with its fall back from highs above $100,000 in late 2025 accelerating since January and prices languishing around $60,000 until a slow march higher through April.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

With Newcastle languishing in 14th, and his future coming under increased scrutiny, Howe accepts they have become too easy to beat.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

That December, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the Rule 5 draft—MLB’s annual opportunity for teams to snatch up prospects who have been languishing too long in the minors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Former DOJ prosecutors told ProPublica that they typically reviewed caseloads every six months with supervisors and that closing out languishing cases wouldn’t ordinarily be cause for concern.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

In 1962, CIA officials learned that the Soviets might be willing to exchange Powers for a senior KGB agent, Colonel Rudolf Abel, who was then languishing in a US federal prison in Georgia.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau