languishing

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Meanwhile, Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s Amagansett compound has been languishing on the market since 2022, when they listed it for $29 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Swatch, which has struggled with sluggish sales and a languishing share price, has decided to lean in to the controversy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Yoon's wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee, is also languishing in prison for unrelated corruption crimes.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

With Newcastle languishing in 14th, and his future coming under increased scrutiny, Howe accepts they have become too easy to beat.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

So many of my people today are languishing in refugee camps, belonging to no country, always in limbo.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana