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limbo

[lim-boh] / ˈlɪm boʊ /


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Kevin Warsh will inherit a central bank that appears to be stuck in policy limbo due to concerns about escalating inflation.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

And so women and their doctors remain in limbo.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Just three days later a takeover led by Dunfermline Athletic owner James Bord collapsed, leaving Wednesday in limbo.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

But with peace talks in limbo and the Strait of Hormuz still effectively shut, the threat of a renewed conflict was back in focus on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

There was a scarcity of social invitations and phone calls, as my parents’ friends grew afraid to call a house that existed in a limbo between exhilaration and grief.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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