languishing
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Its stock-market value, too, was languishing at a large discount to book, and even below the value of its goodwill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Human rights groups and legal experts have also raised concerns about delays in investigations and trials that lead to people languishing for years behind bars.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Recent data showed students were languishing in the system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Had it not been for an $18.5 million seed grant from philanthropist David Rubenstein, the project might still be languishing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
One afternoon, evidently, this butler had entered the dining room to make sure all was well for dinner, when he noticed a tiger languishing beneath the dining table.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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