languish

Places like Wigan - in Greater Manchester, Burnham's stronghold - often languish next to the bigger cities in whose shadow they sit.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Those of us who languish in the academic wasteland are too tardy to lament, so little has changed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Nathan Hochman had let the case languish for nearly his entire first year in office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Many celebrity homes that languish on the market are caused by overpricing, as in the Baldwins’ case, or over-personalization, as with Jordan’s sports palace.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

Not all inmates can be helped, but some can, and it’s foolish to let them languish.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Official readouts and state media reports have not said whether Xi and Kim discussed North Korea's nuclear weapons development, for which Pyongyang languishes under international sanctions.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Tortora, meanwhile, languishes in squalid jail cells and a country with only a casual regard for habeas corpus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Jenner is likely taking a significant financial hit on the property as it languishes on the market.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026

Before that there is this week's attempt to make up ground on the DP World Tour's Race to Dubai where the largely US-based Fleetwood languishes in 94th place.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025

The intellect languishes without cordial encouragement and support.

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by William Hazlitt

Nepalis have complained that some Chinese-linked projects have languished, while others, such as Pokhara International Airport, have been mired in corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Yet meaningful, comprehensive control of AI both on the battlefield and off has languished, largely because trust between governments and understanding of the technology and its risks is lacking, Russell said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

High-end Bloomingdale’s has been an especially bright spot, with comparable-store sales rising 10% in each of the past two quarters, even as the broader luxury industry has languished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

His Palm Beach compound languished for six years and required $22 million in price cuts before it was sold, while his sprawling Oyster Bay compound on Long Island was recently taken off the market.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

Inside, the cell where the young man languished was unlit.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Germany and the Netherlands are languishing around 50%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The club he loves are languishing in the third division of Spanish football - and one thing is on his mind.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

A “negative output gap, a languishing labor market, soft real income growth and unambiguously restrictive monetary policy should alleviate concerns around sticky underlying inflation in the U.K.,” von Ahlen argues.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Former attorneys in the division worry that other preexisting cases are languishing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

Or perhaps he was languishing in one of the black cells beneath the Red Keep, her letter still unsent.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin