limbo
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"So we are in a kind of limbo."
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
For several weeks, as more than 1,000 ships have been stranded in limbo and unable to pass through the strait, a few have managed to slip through by paying Iran a toll.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
That means the case now shifts to an appeals court, a process that could take months or even years and leave the Fed in limbo.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Litigation and pressure from the industry and lawmakers delayed for decades the creation of the bulks list, leaving compounders in limbo on scores of substances, not just peptides.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Everyone working in the White House lived in the limbo of not knowing whether we’d get a second term.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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