languish
Example Sentences
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Over the past year, with oil prices languishing, companies including Chevron and ConocoPhillips have cut thousands of jobs, with more likely ahead.
He also says that management gave him wide latitude on how to handle clothes ordered for clients that they never picked up and which languished in the retailer’s storage facility for a year or more.
The artificial intelligence-led boom in U.S. productivity is making it harder for the Federal Reserve to breathe life into a languishing labor market.
From MarketWatch
The 44-year-old Saudi had already struggled since the race began this week and was languishing down in 19th place early on Wednesday.
From Barron's
Alphabet’s share price, which had fallen since the start of the year, continued to languish over the summer.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
