languished
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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
And yet, oil has languished below $100 a barrel for over three weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Three stop-start decades followed as silver prices 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
He languished for three weeks at Massachusetts General Hospital, then returned with a huge cast on his leg to the apartment he shared with Ophelia.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
