limbo

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Litigation and pressure from the industry and lawmakers delayed for decades the creation of the bulks list, leaving compounders in limbo on scores of substances, not just peptides.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s a medicated but functioning limbo that Peet, in one of her best roles, conveys without the slightest trace of pity but with a coursing, wryly emotional intelligence that always reveals the sadness fueling it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He is being greeted by rising inflation, an oil shock and a confirmation in limbo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

With no end in sight to the Iran conflict, the 400,000 people employed in the trade have been left in limbo.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

This was much too long even for me to remain in limbo, so I spent the rest of the afternoon cutting accurate representations of the bases out of stiff cardboard.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson