languishing

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Swalwell’s exit from the race also may revive candidates who have been languishing in the midsection of recent opinion polls — former U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Getting over the finish line, however, has been complicated, with EU states unable to agree and the idea languishing for years.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Energy stocks have followed rising oil prices, which were languishing in the danger zone for many American producers before climbing this year as tensions flared in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

But this defeat felt like a huge step backwards, and Newcastle are languishing in 12th place in the top flight for a reason.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Reports reached us that these Polish Jews were languishing on the border in a squalid no-man's-land of temporary camps.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson