languish
Example Sentences
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A civic legislative proposal, calling for a mass migrant regularisation, received the support of around 700,000 people but had been languishing in parliament.
From BBC
That defence did not spare Suu Kyi, 80, from military detention, where she has languished since the military coup five years ago.
From Barron's
More than 22,000 people are languishing in junta jails, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners monitoring group.
From Barron's
From the driver’s seat, the additional electro-torques represent a welcome bump in both torque and power for the perennially languishing Crosstrek.
The turmoil has some analysts, such as those at Citigroup, hiking forecasts for oil prices, which have languished in recent years, hampering the sector’s growth.
From Barron's
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