languishes

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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

Discovery has attracted interest from activist shareholders as the company’s stock languishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Like so many movies these days, “Sweethearts” languishes for the want of a decent screenplay.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2024

If these are the sources which nourish literature, we should naturally expect that they must have become scanty or dry when learning languishes or expires.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry