limbo
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The couple are not prepared to sell their home below market value which means they are "stuck, we're just in limbo".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
For several weeks, as more than 1,000 ships have been stranded in limbo and unable to pass through the strait, a few have managed to slip through by paying Iran a toll.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
That means the case now shifts to an appeals court, a process that could take months or even years and leave the Fed in limbo.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
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
They had managed to survive on their own without their parents, but now we were all caught in limbo.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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