limbo
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After eight months in limbo, the outcome was worth the wait for Brian Madjo.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Barring a miracle, those unaccounted for have also died, leaving the families still searching for their loved ones underneath the rubble in a desperate limbo.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
From there, it sat in limbo until Paramount renewed it in 2025.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Some offloaded their claims before the Supreme Court struck down global tariffs this year to escape the limbo of when or if any money would arrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
We waited in limbo after Schindler's departure for the arrival of the Soviets.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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The four teams have a cumulative winning percentage of .284, which easily limbos under the all-time low-mark of .344 set by the NFC West in 2008.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2020
Beyond censorship issues, very few prints tend to be struck in the first place and independent low-budget productions are often plagued by copyright limbos and distribution problems.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2018
In several images, key figures are “spot-lit” while their companions occupy gray limbos.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2016
The adventure set up in Telltale's original Game of Thrones continues in the difficult, if slow-moving, Lost Lords, where players must survive drunk limbos with Tyrion and lend an ear to Asher Forrester.
From The Verge ● Feb. 7, 2015
The souls of the doctors of divinity returned quietly to their limbos after supper, and all was calm.
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