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limbo

[lim-boh] / ˈlɪm boʊ /


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The race was effectively in limbo as Harris, one of the state’s most high-profile politicians, weighed whether to enter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The state of limbo cuts across income levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Now stocks are entering a limbo period—the gap between the end of one earnings season and the beginning of the next.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The experts are talking about a "lost generation" as more than one million under-24-year-olds are left in limbo, without a job or a training course that should lead them to one.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

They were selfish and awful, and they deserved to be stuck in limbo.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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