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limp along



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The rest will limp along, pretending they didn’t see it coming.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025

The best-case scenario is that we limp along for the next three and a half years...But that’s just a hope.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025

The interview was never rescheduled, and the investigation would limp along for another few years before culminating, in late 2022, with a victory for Caterpillar.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2024

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, another low-polling candidate, remains in the race but will face pressure to depart or limp along.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

“Yes, all right,” said Hazel good-naturedly, as he began to limp along the bank upstream.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams


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